Intro to Behavioural Research + Types of Conformity Flashcards
What is an example of a practical application?
Treatments for mental disorders
What is a hypothesis?
A prediction of what you think your results are going to be
How will you know what to expect to find?
By looking at previous research results
“A prediction of what you think your results are going to be”
What am I?
A hypothesis
A researcher is carrying out a piece of research and wants to make a hypothesis.
How would they know what to expect to happen?
By looking at previous research results
Name 5 techniques Psychologists could use to study behaviour
- Experiments
- Observations
- Interviews
- Questionnaires
- Brain Scans
What does the term “sample” refer to?
The people who take part in a study
What does the term ‘practical applications’ mean?
How research findings can be used to help people
If research findings can be used to help people, we say that this study has…
Practical applications
What key term can be used to describe the people who take part in a study?
The sample
What is meant by “internal validity”?
Is a study measuring what it intends to
What is meant by the term ‘external validity’?
Can the findings be generalised outside of the study to different places or people
What 2 things are going to affect the external validity of a study?
- Where the study takes place
- Who takes part in the study
On what day of the week will you study Research Methods with your teacher, every week?
Friday
What topic will you be learning about every Friday?
Research Methods
