Chapter 2 Flashcards
inductive or deductive research?
results are predicted based on a general premise
deductive
inductive or deductive research?
conclusions are drawn from observations
inductive
name the type of research approach:
- clinical
-studies 1 individual
-individual studied is usually a psychological extreme
-doesn’t generalise very well
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a case study
name the type of research approach:
-non intrusive
-to study behaviours and gain authentic results
-observe behaviour in natural context
naturalistic observations
name the type of research approach:
-gathers a large amount of data
-a list of questions to be answered be participants
survey
name the type of research approach:
-using past records or data sets
-usually allows for large amounts of data to be interpreted
archival research
name the type of research approach:
-data gathering is administrated over a extended period of time repeadetley
longitudinal
name the type of research approach:
-compares multiple segments of a population at a single time
cross section
name the type of research approach:
-a relationship between 2 or more variables
correlation
name the type of research approach:
-seeing relationships between 2 things when in reality no such relationship exists (bias)
illusory correlation
experiment definitions:
refers to the ability to consistently produce a given result.
Reliability
experiment definitions:
refers to the extent to which a given instrument or tool accurately measures what it’s supposed to measure,
Validity
experiment definitions:
well-developed set of ideas that propose an explanation for observed phenomena
theory
experiment definitions:
determines how likely any difference between experimental groups is due to chance
statistical analysis
experiment definitions:
experiment in which the researcher knows which participants are in the experimental group and which are in the control group
single blind study
experiment definitions:
subset of individuals selected from the larger population
sample
experiment definitions:
repeating an experiment using different samples to determine the research’s reliability
replicate
experiment definitions:
subset of a larger population in which every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected
random sample
two variables change in the same direction, both becoming either larger or smaller
positive correlation
two variables change in different directions AKA no correlation
negative correlation
number from -1 to +1, indicating the strength and direction of the relationship between variables, and usually represented by r
correlation coefficient
