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Name the different types of observation

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-Naturalistic observation
-Controlled observation
-Cover observation
-Overt observation
-Participant and non participant observations

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What are the to ways of recording data in observational designs

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-Recording everything (unstructured)
-categories (structured)

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What are behavioural categories in observational designs

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-Target behaviour broken down into observable components

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What are the two types of sampling in observational designs

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-Event Sampling
-Time sampling

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What are independent variables

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The thing you can change to see the effect on the dependent variable

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What are dependent variables

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The thing you are measuring

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What are extraneous variables

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Other things that could affect the DV that you are not measuring

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What are confounding variables

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Other variables that have affected your results

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What is an aim in an experiment

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A general expression of what the researcher wishes to investigate

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What is a hypothesis

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A predictive statement on what the researcher believes they will find, can be one tailed or two tailed

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What are demmand characteristics

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Any cue from the research situation or researcher that may expose the aims of the experiment causing participants to change their behaviour

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What are investigator effects

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Where investigators behaviour may effect the outcome of the experiment

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Name the 5 research techniques for experiments

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-Randomisation
-Standardisation
-Control groups
-Single bind
-Double bind

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What are single bind experiments

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Participant does not know the aim of the experiment

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What are double bind experiments

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The researcher and participant does not know the aim of the experiment

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What are pilot studies

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Trial run of the experiment on a smaller scale to resolve any problems

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Name the 3 experimental designs

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-Independent groups
-Repeated measures
-Matched pairs

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Outline independent groups

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-Participants in each condition of the experiment are different
-Participants should be randomly allocated to groups

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Outline repeated measures

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-The same participants take part in all of the conditions of the experiment
-Order of the conditions should be counterbalanced to avoid order effects

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Outline matched pairs

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Two groups of participants in different conditions paired on participant variables mattering to the experiment

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Evaluate independent groups

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-Participant variables are not controlled (HOWEVER can be solved by random allocation
-Less economical
-Order effects are not an issue

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Evaluate repeated measures

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-Order effects and demmand characteristics
-Participant variables controlled
-More economical

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Evaluate matched pairs

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-No order effects
-Cannot match participants perfectly
-Time consuming

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Name the types of experiments

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-Lab experiment
-Field experiment
-Natural experiment
-Quasi experiment

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What are lab experiments

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-Controlled setting
-EV’s and CV’s can be regulated
-IV manipulated and the effect on the DV is recorded

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What are field experiments

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-IV manipulated in a natural setting
-effect on the DV is recorded

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What are natural experiments

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-Experimenter does not manipulate the IV
-DV may be naturally occuring

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What are quasi experiments

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-IV based off pre existing differences (e.g age or gender)
-No one manipulates the IV
-DV may be naturally occurring or measured by the experimenter

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Evaluate lab experiments

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-High internal validity as EV’s and CV’s controlled
-Replicability easy
-Low external validity
-Demand characteristics

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Evaluate field experiments

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-Greater external validity as natural enviroment
-Low internal validity (less control)
-There may be ethical issues

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Evaluate natural experiments

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-High external validity
-Ethical
-No manipulation of IV so cannot say the cause and effect
-No random allocation

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Evaluate Quasi experiments

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-High control
-Comparisons can be made between people
-No random allocation
-No manipulation of the IV

33
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Name the different types of sampling

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-Opportunity
-Volunteer
-Random
-Systematic
-Stratified

34
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What is opportunity sampling

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People who are the most willing and available at the time

35
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What is volunteer sampling

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Participants select themselves for the study

36
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What is random sampling

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Every person in target population has an equal chance of being selected e.g pulling names out of a hat

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What is systematic sampling

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Participants are selected using a set of patterns e.g for every nth person from a list

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What is stratified sampling

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Participants selected according to their demographic group in relation to frequency in the target population then by using a random sample

39
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Evaluate opportunity sampling

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-Quick
-Biased

40
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Evaluate volunteer sampling

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-Participants are willing to engage
-Likely to have volunteer bias

41
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Evaluate random sampling

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-Does not run the risk of investigator effects
-May not be representative of the whole population

42
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Evaluate systematic sampling

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-Unbiased selection method so not investigator effects
-Time and effort consuming

43
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Evaluate stratified sampling

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-Representative
-Time consuming
-Cannot fully represent every demographic

44
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Name four ethical issues

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-Informed consent
-Deception
-Protection from harm
-Privacy/Confidentiality

45
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What are correlations

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-No manipulation of IV’s and DV’s so cant demonstrate cause and effect
-influence of EV’s not controlled

46
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Evaluate correlations

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-Useful startpoint for research
-Relatively economical
-No Cause and effect
-Method can be used to measure variables, may be flawed

47
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Evaluate covert observation

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-Demand characteristics reduced
-ethical issues

48
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Evaluate over observation

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-More ethically acceptible
-Demand characteristics

49
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Name the 5 types of data forms

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-Qualitative data
-Quantitative
-Primary data
-Secondary data
-Meta Analysis

50
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What is quantitative data

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Numerical data e.g reaction time or number

51
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What is qualitative data

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Non numerical data expressed in words e.g extract from a diary

52
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Evaluate quantitative data

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-Easier to analyse
-Oversimplifies behaviour

53
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Evaluate qualitative data

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-Represents complexities
-Less easy to analyse

54
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What is primary data

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First hand data collected for the purpose of the investigation

55
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What is secondary data

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Collected by someone other than the researcher for a different purpose

56
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What is a meta-analysis

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A type of secondary data that involves combining data from a large number of studies

57
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Evaluate primary data

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-Fits the job
-Required time and effort

58
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Evaluate secondary data

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-Inexpensive
-Quality may be poor

59
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Evaluate meta-analysis

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-Increases validity of conclusions
-Publication bias

60
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What are the three measures of central tendency

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-Mean
-Mode
-Median

61
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What are the two measures of dispersion

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-Range
-Standard deviation

62
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What is the mean

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Arithmetic average, add up all the scores and divide by the total number of scores

63
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What is the median

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-Middle value
-Place scores in ascending order and select middle value
-If there are two middle values, the mean is calculated

64
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What is the mode

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Most frequent or common value

65
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Evaluate the mean

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-Sensitive
-May be unrepresentative

66
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Evaluate the median

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-Unaffected by extreme scores
-Less sensitive than the mean

67
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Evaluate the mode

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-Relevant to categorical data
-Oversimplistic measure

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What is the range

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The difference between the lowest and highest value +1

69
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What is standard deviation

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-Measure of average spread around the mean
-Larger the SD, more spread out the data is

70
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Evaluate the range

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-Easy to calculate
-Does not account for distribution of scores

71
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Evaluate standard deviation

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-More precise than the range
-May be misleading

72
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What are the different ways of presenting qualitative data

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-Tables
-Bar chart
-Histograms
-Line graph
-Scattergram

73
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What is a table

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Raw scores displayed in columns and rows; a summary paragraph beneath the table explains the results

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What is a bar chart

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Categories usually placed along the x axis and frequency on the y axis. Height of column represents frequency for that item

75
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What is a histogram

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Bar touch each other - data is continuous rather than discrete. There is a true zero

76
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What is a line graph

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Frequency on one axis, data on the other axis is continuous. The line often shows how something changes over time

77
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What is a scattergram

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Used for correlational analysis. Each dot represents one pair of related data. The data on both axis must be continuous

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