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Define a lab experiment

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An experiment conducted in a controlled environment such as a lab.

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Define a field experiment

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An experiment that is conducted in a setting that is similar to a real life setting.

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Define IV

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Independent variables are what the researcher manipulates in the study.

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Define DV

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Dependent variables are what the researcher is aiming to measure in the study.

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Null Hypothesis

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This is a hypothesis that predicts the IV will have no affect on the DV.

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One-tailed Hypothesis

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A concrete prediction ,you predict a change and what it will do.

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Two-tailed Hypothesis

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An unsure prediction, you predict a change but don’t predict what it’ll be.

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Strengths of Lab experiments

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  • It is standardised and therefore easy to replicate - reliable.
  • They allow for precise control of extraneous and independent variables. This allows a cause-and-effect relationship to be established.
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Limitations of Lab experiments

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  • The artificiality of the setting may produce unnatural behaviour that does not reflect real life- low ecological validity. This means it would not be possible to generalize the findings to a real-life setting.
  • Demand characteristics or experimenter effects may bias the results and become confounding variables.
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Strengths of Field experiments

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  • Behaviour in a field experiment is more likely to reflect real life because of its natural setting- higher ecological validity than a lab experiment.
  • There is less likelihood of demand characteristics affecting the results, as participants may not know they are being studied. This occurs when the study is covert.
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Limitations of Field experiments

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  • There is less control over extraneous variables that might bias the results. This makes it difficult for another researcher to replicate the study in exactly the same way. (low reliability)
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Volunteer sampling

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When participants choose to be in the study

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Opportunity sampling

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When researchers choose the first people they see in an environment to be in the study

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Stratified sampling

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When the target population is split into subgroups and participants are chosen in proportion to the subgroups

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Random sampling

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When all of the target population have the same chance of being selected

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Define quantitative data

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Numerical data

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Define qualitative data

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Non numerical data

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Define a closed question

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These questions have a predetermined set of answers

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Define open questions

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These questions don’t have fixed responses so ppts can answer however they want to

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Define a likert scale

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rating scale used to measure opinions attitudes or behaviours

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Define a rating scale

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instrument used to assign scores to people or items along some numerical dimensions

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Define an identifying characteristics question

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ppts are given a set of characteristics and asked to highlight those that they think apply to the question

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Evaluate qualitative data

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Strengths- high validity, conveys individual meaning
Weaknesses- subjective, hard to analyse large groups, low reliability

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Evaluate quantitative data

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Strengths- objective, reliable,easy to compare
Weaknesses- lacks validity

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Evaluate questionnaires

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Strengths- cheap,quick,easy to compare, reliable
Weaknesses- increased risk of social desirability, low response rates, low validity

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Define Standard deviation

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shows how far scores in a data set deviate from the mean

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Define range

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biggest data value-smallest data value

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When to use standard deviation

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to summarise continuous data, not categorical data

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When to use range

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when you have a distribution without extreme values

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What is a measure of central tendency?

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the value or figure that represents the whole series

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What do we use measures of central tendency for?

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-they give a description of the group as a whole
-to provide the basis for comparison between groups

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How to calculate the mean

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Sum of all values divided by the number of values in total

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How to find the median

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the value that occurs in the middle of the data set

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how to find the mode

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the value that occurs the most times in a data set

35
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Evaluate the use of the mean

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Strengths
-based on all values
-easy to understand
Weaknesses
-affected by extreme values
-can’t be graphically measured

36
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Evaluate the use of mode

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Strengths
-not affected by extreme value
-can be determined graphically
-shows an important part of the series
Weaknesses
-not based on all results
-can’t be further mathematically manipulated

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Evaluate the use of median

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Strengths
-not effected by outliers
-located graphically
Weaknesses
-not based on all values
-not capable of further mathematical treatment

38
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What must a graph include?

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-title
-labelled axis
-correct data

39
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What is a bar graph used for?

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graphing mean,mode or median

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What is a histogram used for?

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graphing frequency and continuous data

41
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What is a scatter plot used for?

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correlational data

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Thematic analysis AO1

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•analyses qualitative data
•identifies patterns in data
•Steps -familiarise with data
-code the data(note key points)
-see if the codes can be grouped into themes
-review the themes

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Thematic analysis AO3- strengths

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•allows for in depth analysis
•encourages the derivation of themes
•reduces large amounts of data to manageable summaries
•gathers large samples
•multiple researchers can code at the same time

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Thematic analysis AO3- weaknesses

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•time consuming
•interpretation bias
•requires skill
•not scientific

45
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What are the three types of interview?

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Structured-set questions and no deviation
Semi-structured- set questions but allows for deviations
Unstructured- no set questions

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