Hoofdstuk 2

Question 1

Three dimensions in of research strategies

Answer 1

1. Research design-> experiments, correlational studies and descriptive studies.
2. The setting-> field and laboratory.
3. Data-collection method-> self-report and observation.

Question 2

Descriptive studies

Answer 2

When the aim of research is to describe the behaviour of an individual or set of individuals without accessing relationships between different variables.

Question 3

Hawthorne effect

Answer 3

Changes is subject’s behaviour as a result of knowing they are being watched.

Question 4

Bias

Answer 4

Direct effects caused by some factors extraneous to the research hypothesis.

Question 5

o Reliability

Answer 5

Measurement error, not bias. A measurement is here reliable to the degree that it yields similar results each time it is used with a particular subject under a particular set of conditions-> replicability.