Research Methods Flashcards
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Longitudinal Study
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A study which takes place over a period of time e.g. a developmental psychologist researching the same child at different ages.
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Qualitative Data
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This is data that describes behaviours using words rather than numbers e.g. it could be the DESCRIPTION of behaviours from an observation or a transcript from an interview
3
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Deception
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This happens when a study uses a false aim or a stooge.
4
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standard form
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writing a number to an abbreviated form
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decimal form
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writing the number as a tenth
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rounding
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simplifying a number by reducing it
7
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raw data
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the results before the analysis
