Psychology A-Level
Triangulation of measures
What Triangulation of measures means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Combining skin conductance with cortisol and self-report, which is stronger than either alone because conductance lacks specificity.
Topics that use Triangulation of measures
- Stress (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Biofeedback
- Cortisol
- Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system
- Life changes
- self-report
- Skin conductance
- social desirability
- Sympathomedullary pathway
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