Research Methods Flashcards
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Confederate
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A actor or stooge who appears to be a genuine participant in the experiment but is actually working for the experimenter.
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Practical Implications
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Suggestions about behaviour in the real world beyond the research study, based upon what psychologist have discovered. What we Do about the information we’ve learnt from a study.
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Longitudinal Study
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A study carried out to show how behaviour changes over time
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Cognitive Interveiw
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A method of questioning witnesses that involves recreating the context of an event.
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Mundane Realism
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An everyday situation that is life like and not artificial
