IB Psychology 1.5 Perspective Key Definitions

A systematic distortion that pushes research findings in one direction.

Reasoning from a general theory to a specific prediction.

A research approach that studies a culture from the inside, using categories defined within that culture.

A research approach that compares cultures using standardised categories defined from outside.

An approach that studies psychological phenomena from inside a specific cultural community, using concepts built within that culture.

Reasoning from specific observations to a general conclusion.

A simplified representation of a psychological process or structure, often visualised as a diagram.

A research design that compares groups on a pre-existing variable the researcher cannot manipulate or randomly assign.

The theory that a person's sense of self is shaped by group memberships, producing in-group favouritism and out-group discrimination.

A general, testable explanation for a pattern of behaviour or mental processes.