Non-Experimental Methods 3 Flashcards
What is correlational research?
Research design to determine whether an association exists between 2 variables (both a statistical technique-internal consistency, and a research method-inter-rater reliability)
What is a positive correlation?
When both variables move in the same direction
What is a negative correlation?
When the variables go in opposite directions
What was an interesting finding from the PISA test?
The USA rated themselves highest on math abilities-but actually scored the lowest internationally
What is qualitative research?
Attempt to capture complexity of human behaviour in its natural environment-has detailed narratives of behaviour, focuses on the bigger picture.
What’s an example of 2 early studies that were quantitative and qualitative respectively?
Quantitative- Wilhelm Wundt’s reaction time test
Qualitative-Frances Boa’s observations on Inuit culture
Is qualitative research inductive or deductive?
Inductive
Why is there bias for quantitative research in psychology?
It dominates the intro psych books, skills in experimentation and statistics are considered highly marketable, aligns psychology more closely with physical sciences
What is positivism?
Philosophical position on how knowledge can be obtained. Stresses the importance of observable facts in the valid accumulation of knowledge. At the root of “scientific psychology”
What is the quantitative qualitative debate?
Quantitative analysis argues that observable facts govern universal laws. Qualitative analysis says that the world is much too complex to be understood this way.
What is the post-positivist era?
Positivism applies equally to both qualitative and quantitative research- BOTH are concerned with collection of observable information, NEITHER are concerned with universal laws.
How do quantitative and qualitative analyses differ?
In data collection and data analysis.
When should we use quantitive analysis?
If research question is very specific, if there is a substantial body of theory to form a hypothesis, when measures provide a good way to collect info, if researcher is more knowledgeable about quantitative analysis.
When should we use qualitative analysis?
If we wish to study the complexity of something in its natural surrounding, if there is a lack of clarity on the key theoretical issues, if little/no research on the topic, if researcher is well read about qualitative methods.
What is participatory action research?
Usually a question about social policy-will your program work in a community? See people you’re working with as partners rather than subjects-can learn from each other.
