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RESEARCH METHODS Flashcards

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An aim is…….?

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What we want to investigate

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What is a hypothesis?

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A testable statement that sets out our prediction of what we expect to happen

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The variable that is manipulated = ?

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Independent

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The variable that is measured = ?

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Dependent

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5
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Operationalisation is…..?

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Making each variable clear, precise and specific

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A statement of no effect/relationship is called a ……….?

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Null hypothesis

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An extraneous variable is ……?

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A variable other than the IV that can effect the DV. They must be controlled

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An extraneous variable that is not controlled and effects the results is called….. ?

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A confounding variable

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Quanititative = ?

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Data expressed in numbers

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Qualitative = ?

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Data expressed in words

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11
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The 3 types of experiment

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Lab; Field; Natural

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12
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Which experiment am I?
+ High control
- Artificial methods

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Laboratory experiment

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Which experiment is it when the IV is not changed at all by the experimenter?

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Natural experiment

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Which type of experiment has ethical issues with informed consent?

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Field experiment

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The 3 types of experimental design = ?

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  • Independent groups
  • Repeated measures
  • Matched pairs
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Which experimental design am I?
+ Not affected by participant variables
- Affected by order/practise effects

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Repeated measures

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17
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How can you reduce order effects?

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Counterbalancing

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18
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ABBA is used in …..?

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Counterbalancing

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The 5 types of sampling method?

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  1. Random
  2. Volunteer
  3. Opportunity
  4. Systematic
  5. Stratified
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20
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Which sampling method is most representative?

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Stratified

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21
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The group the researcher wants to study and selects their sample from is called ?

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The target population

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22
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A weakness of opportunity, random, and volunteer samples?

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Bias = not representative

23
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Every nth person is which sampling method?

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Systematic

24
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Names out of a hat is which sampling method?

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Random

25
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DRIPPC stands for

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Deception;
Right to withdraw;
Informed consent;
Protection from harm;
Privacy;
Confidentiality

26
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Who monitors the ethical behaviour of psychologists in the UK?

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British Psychological Society (BPS)

27
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3 types of interview?

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Structured; semi-structured; unstructured

28
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What type of data will a closed question give?

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Quantitative

29
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What am I?
+ Gather lots of info quickly from lots of people
- People may lie

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Questionnaire

30
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An observation in a lab setting is called a c……………………….. observation

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Controlled

31
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Covert vs O…………. observation

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Overt

32
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When an observer joins in with the participant in the study it’s called …..?

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A participant observation

33
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Interobserver reliability is….?

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The extent to which 2 or more observers agree

34
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What is a correlational study?

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Shows the relationship between 2 co-variables

35
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What graph will a correlational study produce?

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A scattergraph

36
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A weakness of a correlational study?

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  • Can’t establish cause and effect
  • a third variable could be causing the results
37
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A strength of this method is that it’s a good starting point for research as it shows the relationship between 2 variables

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Correlation

38
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What is a case study?

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An in-depth investigation of a single person, group or event

39
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Name 2 strengths of a case study

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+ Helps collect lots of in-depth qualitative research
+ Can inform future research
+ Usually less researcher bias as no set hypothesis
+ May be best way to study unusual behaviour

40
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Name 2 weaknesses of case studies

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  • Relies on subjective interpretation of researcher
  • Difficult to generalise the results to all
41
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What is meant be reliability?

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Consistency - same result every time

42
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What is meant by validity?

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Accuracy - the results are true!

43
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What is secondary data?

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Data collected by someone else other than the researcher before the current study

44
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What is primary data?

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Data collected first-hand by the researcher

45
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Name a strength and weakness of secondary data?

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+ Little effort as data already available
- Lacks control so data may not be fit for purpose

46
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What are the 3 ways to represent the average?

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Mean; mode; median

47
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The spread of scores from top to bottom is known as …..?

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The range

48
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Which average is most representative?

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The mean = all values in data set are included

49
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Which average is most affected by extreme scores?

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Mean

50
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Which graph is a bell curve with the mean, mode, median together at the top of the bell?

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Normal distribution

51
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Which graph is used when data is in separate categories

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Bar chart

52
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‘There will be a difference…..’ starts which type of hypothesis?

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Non-directional (2-tailed)

53
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We use the formula IV - DV - IV when writing which hypothesis?

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Directional

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