contemporary methods

Question 1

what is basic science

Answer 1

research that increases and theory e.g. universities

Question 2

what is applied science

Answer 2

Research that translates theory into applied interventions e.g. healthcare or workplace

Question 3

what are cross sectional

Answer 3

measures taken at one time point

Question 4

what is a longitudinal study

Answer 4

measures over time

Question 5

which method is better for cause and effect

Answer 5

longitudinal

Question 6

what is structural equation modelling

Answer 6

Maps out complex relations between many factors/variables

Question 7

what is a single blind control

Answer 7

only ppt is unaware of their condition

Question 7

what is a double blind control

Answer 7

Researcher and participant oblivious of what condition they are in

Question 8

what is an experimental design

Answer 8

researchers randomly assign ppts to their condition or group

Question 9

what is a quasi design

Answer 9

group of interest cannot be manipulated

Question 10

examples of naturally occurring quasi variables

Answer 10

gender, race

Question 11

examples of unethical to manipulate variables

Answer 11

alcohol or substance use

Question 12

what are some issues of using a quasi experiment

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Lack of a control group- potentially unreliable
Recruitment of certain populations may be difficult

Question 13

what is a meta analysis

Answer 13

Use of statistics to combine results of several individual studies into a single pooled measure of an effect size

Question 14

what does ecological validity refer to

Answer 14

Modelling social phenomena in a controlled lab environment - does not always produce accurate results

Question 15

what is a confederate

Answer 15

Actors who play the role of someone in the study

Question 16

when are confederates seemed to be more accurate

Answer 16

when online

Question 17

why is there often ethical concerns in social psychology

Answer 17

Studying sensitive information e.g. prejudice, sexual identity/activity, antisocial behaviour

Question 18

what are constructs

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Attempts to capture patterns of behaviour

Question 19

what type of data do constructs use

Answer 19

quantitative or qualitative

Question 20

what is difficult about constructs

Answer 20

Hard to capture directly due to vagueness

Question 21

how may we assess constructs

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• Natural observation
• Self-report scales
• Physiological measures
  Specialised behaviour tasks

Question 22

what is an explicit measure

Answer 22

conscious and deliberate

Question 23

what is an implicit measure

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unconscious and automatic - driven by gut reactions

Question 24

why is their often differences between implicit and explicit findings

Answer 24

social desirability bias

Question 25

what is an implicit associations test

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Captures associations in memory - assumes these are automatic

Question 26

what happens when two concepts are associated

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it is easier to respond quickly - faster pairing response

Question 27

what happens when two concepts are not associated

Answer 27

response time takes longer

Question 28

what are issues with the implicit associations test

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Make assumptions about groups - may prime participants stereotypes
Some targets may not have appropriate comparisons

Question 29

what do contemporary approaches focus on

Answer 29

Transparency and pre-registration

Question 30

what is an exploratory analyses

Answer 30

• Attempt to find patterns in collected data
• No a priori hypothesis to guide analysis
  Hypothesis are after results are known