Glossary

first person

writing from the perspective of one of the characters in a story. For example, ‘I saw the dragon approaching’ would be an example of first person, while ‘The dragon approached the knight’ would be an example of writing using the third person.

meta-analysis

a technique in which a statistical analysis is carried out which combines the results from several different studies, in order to establish the answer to a specific question

scale

a psychological scale is a form of measurement (often a questionnaire) that measures some sort of construct that is of interest to psychologists. Psychological scales might measure things like ‘separation anxiety’ or ‘self esteem’ or ‘empathy’

self-concept

how we conceptualise and think about ourselves, or the image we hold of ourselves

self-concept

how we conceptualise and think about ourselves, or the image we hold of ourselves.