Research methods Flashcards

1
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John grey
“men are from mars, women are from Venus” what is the main idea of these books?

Is what he says accurate?

A

Men and women are different, and will always see the world differently. The key to happiness is accepting these differences.

But this is false.

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What is the magic bullet to lasting love?

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There is none, it is highly variable.

There is no one thing, it is a lot of different small factors.

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3
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What is the key in sperating accurate from inaccurate information?

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Methodology

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What is methodology?

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How the information is gathered and how the conclusions are made.

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5
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How do we study intimate relationships?

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We study psychological constructs (exist in the mind) rather than physical things

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How do we study psychological constructs?

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we operationalize them

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What is operationilzation?

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We take abstract constructs and make them into something that can be measured, observed, and tested.

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What does it mean when we say “Relationships are Multi-determined”

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It means that it is determined by many different factors, and it changes based off the couple.

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9
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What are the three aspects of couple research?

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Measurement
study design
Sampling

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What is the most common measurement method in couples research?

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Self reporting - asking people directly for their own description.

Can be a fixed response (1-5)

Can be open-ended
(tell me about)

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What is a omnibus approach to measuring a relationship?

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Looks at how satisfied a person is about specific things within a relationship

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What is a global approach to measuring a relationship?

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It asks broad questions about the general satisfaction within their relationship.

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What are the three biggest challenges in self reported measurements of relationships?

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  • Social desirability
    (we tend to present our self in a more positive light)
  • Lack of insight
    (some people just don’t reflect as much about their relationships)
  • Misinterpret the questions
    (people have different ideas of what sex is, leads to confusion)
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What is the most common measure in relationship science?

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Global approach

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If someone has a extreme social desirability is their information creditable for research?

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Nope, it is contaminated

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What is another common issue with self reporting over long time scales?

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Memory Bias:

Memory of quality relationship vs actual recorded quality of relationship can be very different

17
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What are observational measures?

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Partner reported or observer reported of interactions within a relationship.

18
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What are the four major challenges with Observational measures of relationships?

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  • Sentiment override in partner relationships
    (when you are happy you let things slide more)
  • interrater reliability
    (how can we get the observers to see the same observations)
  • Deciding what is important to code
  • Couples act differently when being observed.
19
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What physiological measures within relationship studies?

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Looking at physical affects of relationship
it is very objective.
- cortisol test
- fMRI

20
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What are the challenges with physiological measures within relationship studies

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Physical responses can be multi-determined, ambiguous, and context dependent

21
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What are the four main research designs?

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  • Cross sectional research (correctional)
  • Longitudinal research
  • Experimental research
  • Archival study
22
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What is the general approach to Cross sectional research?

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Assesses several variables on a single occasion (survey)

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What are the advantages to Cross sectional research?

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Can describe naturally occurring associations among variables

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What are the disadvantages of Cross sectional research?

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Cannot support causal statements.

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What is the general approach to longitudinal research?

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Assesses variables on more than one occasion

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What are the advantages of longitudinal research?

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Can describe change over time and predict outcomes?

27
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What are the disadvantages of longitudinal research?

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cannot support causal statements; attrition bias

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What is the general approach to Experimental research?

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Evaluates the effects of an independent variables on a dependent variable in a controlled setting

29
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What are the advantages of experimental research?

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Can support causal statements

30
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What are the disadvantages of experimental research?

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results may not generalize outside the experimental situation

31
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What is the general approach to archival research?

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reanalyzes existing data originally gathered for another purpose

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What are the pros of archival research?

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Cost-effective and can provide historical perspective

33
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What are the cons of archival research?

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conclusions are limited by the quality of the original data

34
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What is a sample?

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Participants in a study whoa re thought to represent a broader population

35
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What is a representative sample?

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People who represent the population to which one would like to generalize

36
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What is a convenience sample?

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People who participate because they are easy for researchers to recruit

37
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Who are the most common convenience sample?

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Uni students

38
Q

in relationship research what is coincided a “good” association score?

why?

A

r = 0.35

There is a lot of variability within the population.