contemporary methods Flashcards
what is basic science
research that increases and theory e.g. universities
what is applied science
Research that translates theory into applied interventions e.g. healthcare or workplace
what are cross sectional
measures taken at one time point
what is a longitudinal study
measures over time
which method is better for cause and effect
longitudinal
what is structural equation modelling
Maps out complex relations between many factors/variables
what is a single blind control
only ppt is unaware of their condition
what is a double blind control
Researcher and participant oblivious of what condition they are in
what is an experimental design
researchers randomly assign ppts to their condition or group
what is a quasi design
group of interest cannot be manipulated
examples of naturally occurring quasi variables
gender, race
examples of unethical to manipulate variables
alcohol or substance use
what are some issues of using a quasi experiment
Lack of a control group- potentially unreliable
Recruitment of certain populations may be difficult
what is a meta analysis
Use of statistics to combine results of several individual studies into a single pooled measure of an effect size
what does ecological validity refer to
Modelling social phenomena in a controlled lab environment - does not always produce accurate results
what is a confederate
Actors who play the role of someone in the study
when are confederates seemed to be more accurate
when online
why is there often ethical concerns in social psychology
Studying sensitive information e.g. prejudice, sexual identity/activity, antisocial behaviour
what are constructs
Attempts to capture patterns of behaviour
what type of data do constructs use
quantitative or qualitative
what is difficult about constructs
Hard to capture directly due to vagueness
how may we assess constructs
- Natural observation
- Self-report scales
- Physiological measures
Specialised behaviour tasks
what is an explicit measure
conscious and deliberate
what is an implicit measure
unconscious and automatic - driven by gut reactions
why is their often differences between implicit and explicit findings
social desirability bias
what is an implicit associations test
Captures associations in memory - assumes these are automatic
what happens when two concepts are associated
it is easier to respond quickly - faster pairing response
what happens when two concepts are not associated
response time takes longer
what are issues with the implicit associations test
Make assumptions about groups - may prime participants stereotypes
Some targets may not have appropriate comparisons
what do contemporary approaches focus on
Transparency and pre-registration
what is an exploratory analyses
- Attempt to find patterns in collected data
- No a priori hypothesis to guide analysis
Hypothesis are after results are known
