KEY TERMS Flashcards
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bias
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personal, subjective feelings or thoughts affect ones judgement
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attrittion rate
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- the percentage of respondants who drop out of research study during the course this is a problem with longitudinal studies
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case study
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- reseraching a single case of example of something using mutiple methods e.g researching one school or factor
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closed q
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limited range of answers e.g yes/no
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confidentiality
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the idea that the info respindants give to the researcher in the process is kept private.
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covert research
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where the research is undercover and the respondents do not know they are part of the research
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overt research
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opposite of covert - where the respondents know they are part of the research study
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going native
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- where the reseracher becomes bias or symmpathetic towards the group thyere studying loses their objectivity
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hawthrone effect
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- where respondents alter their behaviour bc they know theyre being observed
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interviewer bias
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where the values of the reseracher influence tthe responses of the interviewee
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non-p observation
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- where the reseracher observes a group w/o taking part with the group.
- this method can either be over or covert
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objective knowldge
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- knowledge which is free from biases, opinion and values of the researcher, it reflects what is really ‘out there’ in the social world
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operationalising concepts
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- the process of defining a concept precisely so it can be easily understood by respondents and measured by the researcher
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vershten
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- the german word - understand in a deep way by putting themselves in persons shoes
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rapport
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- a close relationship between reseracher and respondent, both parties understand each other and communicate well
