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Aim

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A general statement about the purpose of the research

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Hypothesis

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A precise statement about the expected outcome of the investigation

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Null hypothesis

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A statement stating that no difference will be found between variables in the research

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Directional hypothesis

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A hypothesis which is specific in stating what the effect will be between variables

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Non directional hypothesis

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A hypothesis which states that there will be an effect however is does not state exactly what the effect will be

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Independent variable

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Something that the experimenter manipulates

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Dependent variable

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A variable that is affected by the changes in the independent variable

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Extraneous variables

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Variables that can affect all participants in the sample equally

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Confounding variables

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Variables that might affect some participants behaviour but not all

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Participants/ situational/ experimenter variables

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A form of extraneous variables

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Bias

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Some form of distortion so that we do not get a clear reflection of the attitude or behaviour being studied

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Representative

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A group that is a true reflection of that overall population

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Standardised procedure

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Ensuring all steps and instructions of the research are kept exactly the same for all participants

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Counterbalancing

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Balancing out order effects

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Demand characteristics

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Anything the experimenter does or any piece of equipment where the participants could end up discovering the purpose of the research

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Double blind

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The participant nor the experimenter know what condition they are in

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Single blind

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The participant is unaware of which condition they are in

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Inter rater reliability

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Two separate experiments complete and document the same research and check they have the same results

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Order effects

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Any differences in results due to the order that the experimental tasks are presented in

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Independent measures design

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One group does task A another group does task B

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Repeated measures design

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The whole group does one task and then does the other task

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Matched pairs design

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The independent groups are prior matches based on similar characteristics

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Target population

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The whole group with which the study is concerned

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Systematic sampling

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Every nth person on a list is selected to take part in the study

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Random sampling

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Participants all have the same chance of being selected

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Opportunity sampling

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Individuals that are available to the researcher at the time

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Volunteer sampling

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Individuals that put themselves forward to participate

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Stratified sampling

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Population is divided into sub groups. Sample is representative of these groups

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Informed consent

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Participants must fully understand and agree to participate

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Deception

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Lying or hiding the true purpose of the research

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Right to withdraw

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Participants can stop or leave the study at any time and their data

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Confidentiality

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Participants personal details aren’t shared

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Protection from harm

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Participants have the right to be protected from any type of harm throughout the study

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Debrief

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After the research participants should be told the true aims

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Lab experiment

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Controlled artificial settings
Standardised procedure
Extraneous variables controlled

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Field experiment

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Takes place in a natural environment
Manipulates variables

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Quasi experiments

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IV is not controlled as it is naturally occurring

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Time sampling

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Recording your behaviour at set time intervals

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Event sampling

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Recording the behaviour when it happens

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Cross sectional study

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Data is collected at one point in time

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Longitudinal study

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Data collected repeatedly over time

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Questionnaires

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Non-experimental, self report method

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Open questions

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Give the participant the freedom to say what they want, no fixed answer

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Closed questions

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Provides a fixed set of responses

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Quantitative data

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Numerical

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Qualitative

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Non- numerical (description)

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Interviews

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Researcher ask questions in real time

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Correlation

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A relationship between two variables

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Reliability

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The test produces CONSISTENT results

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Internal reliability

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Test is CONSISTENT in itself

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External reliability

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CONSISTENT over time

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Internal validity

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Things are ACCURATE inside the study. Effected by lack of mundane realism and confounding variables

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(External) temporal validity

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The findings from a study can be generalised to other historical times

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(External) population validity

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The findings can be generalised to other populations of people

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(External) ecological validity

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The findings can be generalised beyond the present situation to other settings

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(Content analysis) coding

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Quantitative data
Information categorised and places in meaningful units

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(Content analysis) thematic analysis

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Qualitative data
An idea that keeps coming up in your study

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Face validity

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Whether the test appears to measure what it claims to do is objective

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Predictive validity

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A test accurately forecasts a future outcome

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Concurrent validity

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Validating a measurement by comparing it with an established measurement that has known validity

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Primary data

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Information collected or observed first hand by the researcher

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Secondary data

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Information used in a study that was collected by someone else

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Nominal data

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Data classified in categories

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Ordinal data

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Rank to the data and has no equal intervals

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Interval data

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Equal units and precisely defined with no true zero like temperature

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Ratio data

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Equal units and has a true zero

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Measures of dispersion

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How spread out data items are.
Range, standard deviation

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Measures of central tendency

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Central values for a set of data
Mean, median and mode

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Bar chart/ pie chart

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Use for nominal data
And distinct categories
Frequencies of non-continuous data

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Histograms

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No categories
data is ratio or interval
Set in specific order

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Line graph

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Used when showing a change over time
Drawn with a straight line
Key is needed is there are 2 categories

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Scatter diagram

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Correlation research between 2 or more co variables

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PET scans

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Shows brain activity
Radioactive 2-DG is injected into the carotid artery and taken up by cells and accumulates in active neurons

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Structural MRI

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High resolution images are made from waves of hydrogen atoms whi CG are activated by magnetic field. They can show structural abnormalities

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Functional MRI

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An increase in oxygen flow in the blood to active areas of the brain is showed
It provides both structural and functional information on the same image

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Inferential statistics table

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I(ndependent)R(epeated)C(orrelation)
N(ominal).
C(hi-squared)S(ign test)
O(rdinal)
M(annwhitney)W(ilcox)S(pearmmans)

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Social psychology

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Scientific study of how peoples thought, feelings and beliefs are constructed within a social context

Psychology Component 2 (4 decks)

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