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Research Methods Flashcards

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What is an overt observation?

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Observing people with their knowledge

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What is a participant observation?

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Observing people while also participating in their activities

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What is a controlled observation?

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Observing people in an environment that has been set up in some way

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What is a non-participant observation?

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Observing people from a distance

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What is an observation method?

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Researcher records behaviour. Can be controlled or naturalistic

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What is a case study?

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Researcher studies one person in depth for a while using a variety of methods. Can use family or friends to find out more

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What is a repeated measures design?

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An experimental design where the same participants take part in each condition of the experiment

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What is consent?

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Participants know exactly what you are doing and have agreed to take part in the experiment

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What is a laboratory experiment?

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An experiment where the researcher directly manipulates the IV in a controlled environment

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What is a field experiment?

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An experiment where the researcher directly manipulates the IV in a natural environment

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What is nature?

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Your genetics

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What is nurture?

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Your upbringing and the environment you are in

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What is social construct?

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Definition of crime is constructed by society

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What is vicarious reinforcement?

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We see others being rewarded and want to imitate them

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What is direct reinforcement?

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Direct reward leads to repeating the behaviour

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What is internalisation?

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Behaviour continues without reward

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What is an extraneous variable?

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Something that could affect the results

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What is a self-selected sample?

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People volunteer themselves

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What is deception?

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Not telling participants what you are doing and/or why

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What is psychological harm?

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Something causing an effect on people’s minds and behaviour. Causes the participants to be feeling stressed, uncomfortable or embarrassed

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What is a structured interview?

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Researcher asks questions face to face with the questions prepared in advance

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What is an unstructured interview?

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Researcher asks questions face to face like a conversation

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What is a co-variable?

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Two variables that change with each other

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What is a hypothesis?

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A precise, testable statement of what the researcher predicts will be the outcome

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What is a null hypothesis?

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A prediction of no difference or relationship

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What is the independent variable?

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What the researcher compares

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What is the dependent variable?

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What the researcher measures

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