Age Psych Unit 3 test Flashcards
What is science?
A systematic approach to observing, measuring, and testing how things work.
What do social sciences study?
How people think, behave, and interact with one another.
What does qualitative research involve?
collecting and analyzing non-numerical data (e.g., text, video, or audio) to understand concepts, opinions, or experiences.
What type of qualitative research aligns with the ascension of Plato’s arch?
Inductive qualitative research.
Name one approach used in inductive qualitative analysis.
IQA: analyzing data without predetermined categories or theories.
Reflexive thematic analysis.
emphasizes the researcher’s subjectivity in interpreting data
Name another approach used in inductive qualitative analysis.
Grounded theory
What type of qualitative research is associated with just past the midpoint of Plato’s arch?
Deductive qualitative research.
Name one approach used in deductive qualitative analysis.
Critical discourse analysis.
Name another approach used in deductive qualitative analysis.
Template organizing approach.
What does “r” represent in a simple correlational design?
The strength of a linear relationship between two variables.
What is the range of “r” in correlational designs?
From an absolute value of 0 to 1.
What does a negative “r” indicate in a correlational design?
An inverse relationship between two variables.
What is an experimental design?
A controlled test of a hypothesis where the researcher manipulates one variable to discover its effect on another.
What is the best way to prove the existence of a cause-effect relationship?
Experimental design.
Name one way to improve experimental trials.
Have a control group.
Name another way to improve experimental trials.
Employ random assignment.
What is a trial called when random assignment is used?
Randomized controlled trial (RCT).
What is a placebo control used for in experiments?
To improve experimental trials by simulating the treatment without actual effects.
What is the key feature of a single-blind experiment?
Participants do not know which group they are in.
What is the key feature of a double-blind experiment?
Neither the participants nor the researchers know which group the participants are in.
What is a quasi-experimental study?
research method that examines cause-and-effect relationships without random assignment
name 2 examples of the quasi-experimental study
The nun study and loma linda
Name 3 types of effect that can influence results in developmental studies.
Age, time of measurment and cohort effects.
What is the purpose of designing developmental studies carefully?
To understand what is influencing the results.