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Research Methods And Techniques Flashcards

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Lab experiment

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An experiment which is carried out in controlled settings
IV is manipulated to see effect on DV
EV’s are controlled for - matched pairs design eg
Ppts are randomly allocated to conditions
Ppts experience something for the purpose of the study

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Field experiment

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Carried out in natural environment
Realistic - more ecological validity
EV’s can’t be controlled for

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Quasi experiment

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Where the IV occurs naturally or is already established but can’t be manipulated (gender)

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Observation

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Observing behaviour and then recording it

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Structured observation

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Where a researchers makes a structure on the observation to meet its aim

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Unstructured observation

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Researchers records everything that happens

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Naturalistic observation

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Carried out in the real world

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Controlled observation

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Controls al factors which might affect behaviour

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Participant observation

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Where the observers are part of, or are pretending to be part of the group they are observing

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Non participant observation

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Where the observer isn’t a member of the group being studied

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Overt observation

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When participants know they are being observed

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Covert observation

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Ppts don’t know they are being observed

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Self-report

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Where ppts provide data about themselves

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Interview

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Ppts are asked questions face to face and their responses are recorded

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Structured interview

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Where the same set of questions is asked to each ppt in the same order

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Semi structured interview

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Interviewer has a list of questions but ppts can ask for clarification of particular answers or responses

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Unstructed interview

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When the researcher asks random questions

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Questionnaire

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Sets of questions answered by ppts

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Structured questionnaire

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Contains closed questions

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Semi structured questionnaire

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Contains open and closed questions

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Unstructured questionnaire

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Contains open questions

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Correlational studies

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Researcher tests to see if two variables are related

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Positive correlation

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As one variable increases, the other one does too

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Negative correlation

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As one variable increases, the other one decreases

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No correlation

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No relationship between the variables

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Correlation coefficient

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The strength of a correlation

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IV

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aspect of experiment which is manipulated to see effect on behaviour

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DV

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The measure of behaviour in an experiment

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Design

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The procedure used to control the influence of participant variables in an experiment

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Extraneous variables

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An undesirable variable which might affect the relationship between the IV and the DV

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Conditions

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The situation under which an experiment is undertaken

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Controls

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Aspects of the research which are kept the same for each condition

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Standardised procedure

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A procedure which has controls to ensure each ppt experiences the same thing

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Ecological validity

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Where the research is true to life

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Demand characteristics

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Cues to the research aim

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Internal validity

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When researcher is measuring what it intended to measure

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Confounding variables

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Extraneous variables that haven’t been controlled for

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Social desirability bias

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Ppts try and look good in front of the researcher

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Leading questions

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Questions which lead ppts to answer in a certain way

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Qualitative data

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Data in the form of words

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Quantitative data

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Data in the form of numbers

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Open questions

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Allows respondents to respond how they like

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Closed questions

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Gives the respondent a fixed range of responses to choose fro,

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Experiment

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Tests taken in controlled conditions in order to investigate the effect of the IV on the DV

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Strengths of a laboratory experiment

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High internal validity as EV’s are controlled for

Standardised instructions so everyone is treated the same - can be repeated to check for reliability

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Weaknesses of a laboratory experiment

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Low ecological validity as in artificial setting

Demand characteristics are likely so ppts might act differently

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Strengths of a field experiment

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High ecological validity
Less demand characteristics as ppts don’t know they are in a study
Behaviour is likely to be true

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Weaknesses of a field experiment

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Low internal validity as more likely to be EVs
Lack of informed consent
Lack of control so hard to say if it was the IV actually influencing behaviour

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Strengths of a quasi experiment

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They can be used to study real world issues

Behaviour is accurate as ppts are in their artificial setting

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Weaknesses of a quasi experiment

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EV’s are hard to control for
Hard to repeat
No control over participant variables

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Similarities between lab and field experiment

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Establish a cause and effect relationship
Useful in psychological research
IV is manipulated to see effect on DV

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Differences between lab and field experiment

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High/low ecological validity
carried out in real world/controlled settings
High internal validity/low internal validity
Control over EV’s/no control over EV’s

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Similarities between field and quasi experiment

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High ecological validity
EV’s are hard to control for
Hard to repeat

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Differences between field and quasi

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IV is manipulated/IV isn’t manipulated

Field isn’t very controlled

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Differences between lab and quasi

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Lab 
IV is manipulated 
Low EV 
EV's are controlled for
Can be repeated
Quasi 
Can't be repeated 
IV already exists
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Advantage of naturalistic observation

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Can see normal realistic behaviour

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Disadvantage of naturalistic observation

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Lack of control means other things may be influencing behaviour

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Disadvantage of a controlled observation

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Situation is artificial/fake so behaviour might be affected

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Advantage of controlled observation

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Very controlled so less chance of EV’s

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Advantage of participant observation

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Good point of view for your observations

Good insight into the experience yourself

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Disadvantage of participant observation

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Presence may change ppts behaviour

Researcher could become too involved with the group so might be bias

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Advantage of non participant observation

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Researcher wouldn’t be bias

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Disadvantage of non-participant observation

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Wouldn’t have the same level of insight as you would if you were involved

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Advantage of unstructured observation

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Get a lot of data as researcher records everything

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Disadvantage of unstructured observation

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Difficult to summarise and make comparisons

Too much going on so observation isn’t successful

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Advantage of structured observation

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Comparisons can be made across each observation and trends can be seen

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Disadvantage of structured observation

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Once you start writing down observations, you might miss something

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Advantage of covert observation

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See natural behaviour so data is valid

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Disadvantage of covert observation

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Ethical issues arise as researcher doesn’t have consent

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Advantage of overt

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Participants have given consent so it is ethical

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Disadvantage of overt

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Ppts might respond to demand characteristics or social desirability bias

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Advantage of questionnaires

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Enable a big amount of data to be gathered from a large sample very quickly

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Disadvantage of questionnaires

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Questions may be misunderstood so researchers need to spend time wording questions

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Advantage of structured interview

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Easy to gather quantitative data so results can be compared

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Disadvantage of structured interview

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Ppts can’t explain their answers fully

Lack of EV as not a natural activity

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Advantage of unstructed interview

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Has EV as it is more like a conversation

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Disadvantage of unstructured interview

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Data is hard to summarise as so much is discussed so hard to analyse

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Advantage of semi structured interview

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Both types of data is collected

Ppts may feel like it is more trustworthy

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Advantages of Correlational investigations

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Allows researchers to measure a relationship between variables which can’t be measured using an experiment
Useful when testing for reliability as can be repeated
Quick and easy

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Disadvantages of Correlational investigations

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Correlation doesn’t mean cause, just cos 2 variables are correlated doesn’t mean that one of them caused the other to change - doesn’t show cause an effect

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Case studies

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Research which focuses on one individual or a small group of people

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Advantages of case studies

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Useful for gaining In depth eyesight into unusual behaviour

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Disadvantages of case studies

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Can’t be generalised to the wider population

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