Research methods Flashcards
What does “Carrots Should Come Mashed With Swede Under Roast Potatoes” stand for
Chi-squared, Sign, Chi-squared
Mann-whitney, Wilcoxon, Spearmann’s rho
Unrelated T-test, Related T-test, Pearsons
Case studies
A detailed study of a particular person/persons or event, usually yielding large amounts of information
Content analysis
A research tool used to determine the presence of certain words, themes, or concepts within some given qualitative data
Covert observation
A type of observation where the observer is hidden and therefore participants do not know they are being observed. While this does reduce demand characteristics, it can raise ethical issues around consent.
Field experiment
A type of experiment that is conducted in a real life setting, which reduces the amount of control over extraneous variables, however the ecological validity is improved.
Natural experiment
A type of observation where ppts are observed in their natural environment, increasing ecological validity but decreasing the amount of control over extraneous variables
Overt observation
A type of observation where the ppts know they are under observation. This preserves informed consent but may increase demand characteristics
Quasi experiment
An experiment whereby the IV has not been determined by the researcher, instead it naturally exists
Structured interviews
A form of the interview wherein questions are pre-set before hand, with no flexibility. Usually, these consist of closed questions, and allows for replicability
What is an Abstract?
A part of a scientific report that aims to summarise a report.
What is Bias?
An inclination to a certain position or thought.
Behavioural categories
An observational technique wherein ppts possible behaviours are separated into more specific components. This allows for operationalisation of the behaviour.
