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Research Methods Flashcards

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aims

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what the researcher intends to find out in research

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debriefing

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post research interview
inform participants of the true nature of the study
a way of dealing with ethical issues

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ethical issues

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concern questions of right and wrong

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experiment

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a research method

causal conclusions can be drawn due to manipulation of an independant variable

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extraneous variables

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don’t vary with the IV but are other factors that can have an effect of the DV
make study more difficult

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hypothesis

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a precise and testable statement

operationalised variables

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independant variable

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a factor that is directly manipulated by an experimenter in order to test it’s affects on the DV

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dependant variable

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the variable that changes according to the IV

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informed consent

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participants given information about the nature and purpose of experiment
eg. what the will experience

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operationalise

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making variables into a form that can be easily tested

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standardised procedures

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a set of procedures that are the same for all participants in order to be able to repeat the study
including the same instructions

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confounding variable

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a variable that is not the IV but may also affect the DV

makes the outcome of the experiment meaningless

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control variables

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variables that are kept constant and are regulated by the researcher
avoids the influencing DV

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internal validity

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the degree to which an observed effect was due to the experimental manipulation rather than other factors (confounding variables)
shows a high validity in the lab

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mundane realism

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refers to how well a study mirrors the real world

high ecological validity - the variables in the experiment are realistic and will occur in the real world

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validity

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whether an observed effect is a genuine one and how accurate the results are

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confederate

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a person in a study that is not a real participant and has been instructed on how to behave by the investigator

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directional hypothesis

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states the nature of the relationship between the two variables

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non directional hypothesis

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states that there is a relationship between two variables but doesn’t say what it is

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pilot study

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a small scale trial run of a study

tests aspects of the design - saves time and money if method needs to be changed

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counterbalancing

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a technique used to overcome order effects when using a repeated measures design
ensures each condition is tested first or second in equal amounts

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experimental design

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the way the levels of the independant variables are delivered

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independant groups design

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participants allocated to two or more groups representing different levels of the IV
allocated randomly

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matched pairs design

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pairs of participants are matched in terms of key variables eg. age, IQ
one member of each pair is allocated to one condition and the other member to another condition

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order effect

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in repeated measures design an extraneous variable comes from the order on which the participants experience each condition of the IV

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random allocation

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allocating participants to experimental groups using random techniques

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repeated measures design

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each participant takes part in every condition under test

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field experiment

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a controlled experiment conducted outside a laboratory
IV still manipulated by experimenter

+ high external validity

  • low internal validity (harder to control variables)
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laboratory experiment

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carried out in a controlled setting

+ high internal validity

  • low ecological validity
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natural experiment

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researcher hasn’t manipulated IV directly
researcher records effect of IV on a specific DV

+ used for ethical or practical reasons
+ psychologists can study real problems eg. natural disasters

  • can’t identify causal relationships as there may be other factors
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quasi experiment

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IV doesn’t vary - is a condition that exists eg. personality

+ allows comparisons between types of people

  • causal conclusions are hard to draw
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demand characteristics

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when participants have an idea of the aims of the study and change their behaviour to what they think you want

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investigator effect

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anything and investigator does that has an effect on a participants performance in the study
may act as a confounding or extraneous variable

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bias

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a systematic distortion

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generalisation

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applying the findings of a particular study to the population

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