Final Exam Questions Flashcards
Give an example of a question on a survey that involves an open ended question and a close ended question:
Open: What would you want to see in the future for this activity?
Closed: Circle what best fits you: Male, Female, Other.
What are several guidelines for constructing a questionnaire?
- Don’t start with a threatening question
- Create short questions to answer
- Avoid negative worded questions
- Avoid leading questions
- Consider the length of the Questionnaire
- Consider categorical variables for comparisons
Provide at least two different examples of how a survey setting could influence the data. In your
Example, describe how the data would be affected (e.g., overestimated, underestimated).
Example 1: Say a teacher gave the students a survey that had questions on the survey strictly about the teacher, and the teacher stayed in the room while the students were filling it out, the students may over or underestimate certain questions because they are scared the teacher would see them put something down he didn’t want.
Example 2: If you conducted a survey online that talked about steroid use, there might be more honesty with questions because they aren’t face to face and are doing the survey out of interest.
Why is it important to find a survey that is already been used by professionals?
It is important because existing surveys used by professionals already establish validity best.
Briefly describe and provide and example of a case study?
A case study looks at one ‘case’ in depth.
Example: ACL recovery in a 22 year old volleyball athlete and following him, doing test to him till recovery and even sometimes post research.
Briefly describe and provide and example of a correlational study?
Correlational research is when two similar DV’s are collected and compared to each other.
Example: Obesity of people compared to television time
Briefly describe and provide and example of a job analysis?
Job Descriptions show skills needed, working conditions and physical attributes.
Example: Job analysis for BC wild land forest firefighters and how they go through, interview, fit test, then bootcamp which shows them the job in a safe controlled environment before they get accepted to the job.
Briefly describe and provide and example of developmental research?
Changing Behaviour over a lifespan
Example:
Briefly describe and provide and example of observational research?
Observe and record data
Example: Someone in a shopping mall before Christmas and see the percentage of people buying tons of presents the week before Christmas.
researchers need to blend in to reduce the Hawthorne affect which is when participants change they way they act because they know they are being recorded.
What is the Delphi method?
It is a procedure for reaching a concencus, using experts and several rounds.
What is the Hawthorne affect?
When participants change their normal behaviours because they know they are being recorded.
Example: a kid getting a step counter and jumping a whole bunch of times the first few days but then forget about it after the first few days.
What are the Strengths and Weaknesses of Paper and Pencil surveys?
Strengths: relatively cheap, doesn’t need much time to print
Weaknesses: Only there for a certain population, can be pretty bias, might not finish the survey
What are the Strengths and Weaknesses internet questionnaires?
Strengths: Really cheap, can reach a lot of people quickly
Weaknesses: can only reach people that are connected with the internet, might not finish the survey
What are the Strengths and Weaknesses face-to-face interviews?
Strengths: you have the ability to read body language, usually if someone is talking with you can complete the survey
Weaknesses: its very time consuming, can be a lot of money
What are the Strengths and Weaknesses phone interviews?
Strengths: less expensive than face-to-face, can reach lots of people, work from a central location
Weaknesses: only get people that answer your phone and do questionnaires this way, only can contact people with a phone.
