Glossary Items Starting with "Q"
- qualitative research
- A research approach that seeks to understand psychological
operations by observing the broad, interconnected pattern of
variables rather than the strength of the statistical
relationship of variables.
- quasi-experiment
- A study that is not quite a true experiment.
- quasi-experimental
design
- Research designs that approximate experimental designs,
providing experiment-like controls to minimize threats to
internal validity.
- questionnaire
- A psychological instrument that lists questions to be asked
of participants.