Lecture 5 Flashcards
What are Variables?
Any characteristic of factor that can vary (e.g. height, blood pressure, etc.)
What are the common variables used in psychological research?
Overt Behaviour
Physiological Measures
Psychological Tests
What are examples of Overt behaviour?
Play patterns, reaction time, accuracy
What are examples of Physiological Measures?
Heart rate, pupil dilation, neural activity
What are Psychological Tests?
Neuropsychological, IQ, etc.
What is Operational definition?
Defining a concept or variable in terms of the specific procedures used to produce or measure it
What are the 3 broad levels of analysis?
Biological
Psychological
Social
What is Reliability in response to Variables?
Does the measure produce consistent results
What is Validity in response to variable?
Does the measure actually relate to what it is supposed
What are some considerations with variables?
- Measurement of variable can be considered more or less obtrusive
- Variables that have already been measured are called archival measure
What are Archival Measures?
Variables that have already been measured prior to the start of a projects
What are the 3 types of Research methods?
Correlational Studies
Experimental Methods
Descriptive Research
What does Correlational Studies examine?
Relationships among/between variables
What does Experimental Research examine?
Cause and effect relationship
What does Descriptive Research study?
Case studies
Naturalistic observation
Survey Research