Research Methods Flashcards
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What does operationalisation mean?
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variables must be operationalised which means they must be clearly defined before research
2
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What is the experimental method?
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- the scientific method
- involves manipulation of variables to determine cause and effect
3
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What are demand characteristics?
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- when PAR guess what the study is about and what is expected of them
- PAR act differently
- guessing the purpose
4
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research methods
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psychologists
5
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Investigator effects
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where features of the researcher such as gender unconsciouslyinfluence how participants respond
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How can PAR influence the outcomes of the research by guessing the purpose?
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- some PAR act unnaturally due to fear/nervousness
- some PAR act differently to how they would normally due to social desirability bias
- some PAR try to please the researcher by doing what they think is right
- some PAR try to annoy the researcher by doing the wrong thing on purpose; ‘screw you effect’
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What is social desirability bias?
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- when people
8
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Give 5 examples of how investigator effects can occur
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physical characteristics of investigators such as: - age - gender - ethnicity personal characteristics such as: - accent - tone of voice investigator bias where
9
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How are investigator effects reduced?
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10
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Repeated measures design
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11
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independent groups design
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12
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matched pairs design
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13
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inferential testing
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14
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descriptive statistics
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15
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nominal data
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