research methods Flashcards
what are the ethical principles
respect, integrity, competence, responsibility
what are the ethical guidelines
consent, confidentiality, deception, debrief, right to withdraw, protection from harm
what is reliability
how easily the experiment can be replicated
what is validity
if the study measures what it sets out to measure
what is usefulness
how easily something can be used and applied to the real world
what is generalisability
how much the sample represents the general population, if it can be applied to them
what is determinism
it shows that behaviour is pre-determined and out of our control
what is free will
shows our behaviour is purely our own choice
what is individual
that behaviour is due to the individual
what is situational
that behaviour is due to the situation we are placed in
what is nature
that behaviour is due to our biological makings
what is nurture
that behaviour is due to our environment and upbringing
what is reductionism
behaviour has been reduced down to simplistic factors and doesn’t look at the whole picture
what is holism
looks at the individual as a whole to determine behaviour
what is a structured observation
using pre-defined catagories for behaviour and pre-determined questions
