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Aims

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identifying the purpose of the investigation

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identifying the purpose of the investigation

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Aims

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the use of a descriptive research approach to obtain an in-depth analysis of a person, group, or phenomenon.

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Case study

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Case study

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the use of a descriptive research approach to obtain an in-depth analysis of a person, group, or phenomenon.

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restricting the participant to a predetermined set of responses and generate quantitative data

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Closed question

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Closed question

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restrict the participant to a predetermined set of responses and generate quantitative data

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the psychological need to exert a meaningful effect on one’s environment

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Competence

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Competence

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the psychological need to exert a meaningful effect on one’s environment

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comparing a new test with an existing test (of the same nature) to see if they produce similar results

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Concurrent validity

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Concurrent validity

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comparing a new test with an existing test (of the same nature) to see if they produce similar results

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An actor who participates in a psychological experiment pretending to be a subject but in actuality working for the researcher.

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Confederate

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Confederate

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An actor who participates in a psychological experiment pretending to be a subject but in actuality working for the researcher.

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protecting the personal information relating to our participants

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Confidentially

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Confidentiality

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protecting the personal information relating to our

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an unmeasured third variable that influences, the relationship between an independent and a dependent variable

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Confounding variables

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Confounding variables

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an unmeasured third variable that influences, or “confounds,” the relationship between an independent and a dependent variable

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Controlled observation

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a research method where researchers watch participants in a contained environment, such as a laboratory.

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a research method where researchers watch participants in a contained environment, such as a laboratory.

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Controller observation

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the degree of a relationship between two variables

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Correlation

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Correlation

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the degree of a relationship (usually linear) between two variables

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Debriefing

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The process of informing the participant about the purpose of the experiment and about any deception that may have been used.

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he process of informing the participant about the purpose of the experiment and about any deception that may have been used.

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Debriefing

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when a researcher gives false information to subjects or intentionally misleads them about some key aspect of the research

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Deception

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Deception

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when a researcher gives false information to subjects or intentionally misleads them about some key aspect of the research

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cues that might indicate the study aims to participants. These cues can lead participants to change their behaviors or responses based on what they think the research is about.

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Demand characteristics

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Demand characteristics

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cues that might indicate the study aims to participants. These cues can lead participants to change their behaviors or responses based on what they think the research is about.

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Dependent Variable

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What is measured

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What is measured in a study

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Dependent Variable

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Directional Hypothesis

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a prediction made by a researcher regarding a positive or negative change, relationship, or difference between two variables

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a prediction made by a researcher regarding a positive or negative change, relationship, or difference between two variables

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Directional hypotheses

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A type of clinical trial in which neither the participants nor the researcher knows which treatment or intervention participants are receiving until the clinical trial is over

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Double blind trials

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Double blind trials

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A type of clinical trial in which neither the participants nor the researcher knows which treatment or intervention participants are receiving until the clinical trial is over

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measure of how test performance predicts behaviors in real-world settings

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Ecological validity

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Ecological validity

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measure of how test performance predicts behaviors in real-world settings

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how participants are allocated to the different groups in an experiment

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Experimental design

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Experimental design

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how participants are allocated to the different groups in an experiment

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External reliability

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the extent to which a measure is consistent when assessed over time or across different individuals

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the extent to which a measure is consistent when assessed over time or across different individuals

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External validity

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the extent to which you can generalise the findings of a study to other situations, people, settings, and measures

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External validity

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External validity

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the extent to which you can generalise the findings of a study to other situations, people, settings, and measures

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any variable that you’re not investigating that can potentially affect the dependent variable of your research study

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Extraneous variables

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Extraneous variables

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any variable that you’re not investigating that can potentially affect the dependent variable of your research study

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whether a test appears to measure what it’s supposed to measure

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Face validity

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Face validity

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whether a test appears to measure what it’s supposed to measure

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experiments done in the everyday (i.e. real life) environment of the participants

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Field experiments

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Field experiment

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experiments done in the everyday (i.e. real life) environment of the participants

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the extent to which we can apply the findings of our research to the target population we are interested in

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Generalisability

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Generalisability

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the extent to which we can apply the findings of our research to the target population we are interested in

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a precise, testable statement of what the researchers predict will be the outcome of the study

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Hypothesis

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Hypothesis

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a precise, testable statement of what the researchers predict will be the outcome of the study

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Where different participants take part in each experimental condition

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Independent groups design

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Independent group design

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Where different participants take part in each experimental condition

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Independent variable

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What is changed in the experiment

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What is changed in the experiment

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Independent variable

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Informed consent

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Participants are fully aware of the role they are carrying out in the experiment and agree to take part

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Participants are fully aware of the role they are carrying out in the experiment and agree to take part

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Informed constant

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This describes the internal consistency of a measure

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Internal reliability

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Internal reliability

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This describes the internal consistency of a measure

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the degree of confidence that the causal relationship being tested is trustworthy and not influenced by other factors or variables

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Internal validity

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Internal validity

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the degree of confidence that the causal relationship being tested is trustworthy and not influenced by other factors or variables

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occur when a researcher unintentionally, or unconsciously influences the outcome of any research they are conducting

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Investigator effects

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Investigator effects

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occur when a researcher unintentionally, or unconsciously influences the outcome of any research they are conducting

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Lab experiments

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an experiment conducted under highly controlled conditions, where accurate measurements are possible

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an experiment conducted under highly controlled conditions, where accurate measurements are possible

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Lab experiments

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Matched pairs design

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an experimental design where pairs of participants are matched in terms of key variables, such as age or socioeconomic status.

One member of each pair is then placed into the experimental group and the other member into the control group

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an experimental design where pairs of participants are matched in terms of key variables, such as age or socioeconomic status. One member of each pair is then placed into the experimental group and the other member into the control group

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Matched pairs design

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the study of a naturally occurring situation as it unfolds in the real world.

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Natural experiment

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Natural experiment

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the study of a naturally occurring situation as it unfolds in the real world.

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Negative correlation

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occurs when two variables are related and as one variable increases the other decreases

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occurs when two variables are related and as one variable increases the other decreases

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Negative correlation

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Non-directional hypotheses

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two-tailed hypothesis that does not predict the direction of the difference or relationship

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two-tailed hypothesis that does not predict the direction of the difference or relationship

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Non-directional hypotheses

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