EOP and Methodology

Question 1

Eop method

Answer 1

Opportunity sampling 
Self report questionnaire- two rating scales ( neatness and obstinacy) 
20 people 
14 clear and mixed questions
Quantitative

Question 2

Correlation

Answer 2

No variable manipulated (but measured)
Scattergram- degree of relation ( r value), closer to 1 stronger the correlation (&direction) is. Significance also depends on how many scores.
+ve allows predictions of changing variable and identify correlation
-ve doesn’t prove, no cause-effect relation

Question 3

Eop spearman’ rho

Answer 3

Scattergram, table, rank order to score data, d= difference in 1st and 2nd column.
Observed must higher than critical

Question 4

Case study

Answer 4

Lengthy interview aim at helping mental processes.
+ve illuminates material about them, sensitive data
Can follow up on interesting responses
-ve needs lotsofskill no standardisation
Lacks reliability researcher bias
Can’t compare response/general them

Question 5

Cross sectional study

Answer 5

Over a specific population at a point in time

Question 6

Longitudinal

Answer 6

Over time

Question 7

Eop aim

Answer 7

Is neatness/ tidiness related to obstinacy

If anal personality exists- certain characteristics go together

Question 8

Inferential statistic

Answer 8

Spearmans Rho

• correlation (scattergram)
• ordinal, interval or ratio
• independent
• 2 or 1 tailed