Basics Flashcards
(15 cards)
What does da stand for
Discourse analysis
What does CA stand for
Conversation analysis
The two types of analysis discursive psyc uses and 3 facts about discursive psyc
Da and CA
Rejects realist assumptions
Studies discourse and primary
Treats discourse as situated, constructed, and action oriented
Example of attitude talk
I’m not anti them at all
Example of memory talk
I recall
Example of identity talk
I thought this then changed my mind
Example of cognition talk
I don’t know
What methodologies can be used in context analysis
Thematic analysis
IPA
Grounded theory
Narrative analysis
What methodologies can be used for discourse analysis
Discursive psychology
Conversation analysis
Discourse analysis
Foucauldian discourse analysis
Realist assumptions
Researchers can get accurate look at reality
Data can provide direct recounting of what’s happening
Social constructionist assumptions
People construct reality as a group
Data is treated as socially and culturally constructed
Critical realist assumptions
There is a reality but researchers can get at it
But they can see how people understand and represent their reality
There’s reality without humans
Example of a thematic analysis research question
What are the key themes in students accounts of their holidays
What does thematic analysis aim to do
Find themes in what people say
What does conversation analysis study
Studies interaction in conversation
Studies turn taking
Studies social organisation - jokes, compliments
Looks at body language
