research methods definitions

Question 1

correlation

Answer 1

an association between 2 co-variables

Question 2

correlation coefficient

Answer 2

represents the strength of the correlation and its direction

Question 3

case studies

Answer 3

the use of a descriptive research approach to obtain an in-depth analysis of a person, group, or phenomenon

Question 4

overt

Answer 4

• a behaviour that is observable
• ppt knows they are being observed

Question 5

covert

Answer 5

• a behaviour that is implict
• ppt does not know they are being observed

Question 6

reliability

Answer 6

a measure of consistency

Question 7

validity

Answer 7

whether an observed effect is genuine and represents what it is actually meant to

Question 8

type 1 error

Answer 8

the null hypothesis is rejected and an alternative hypothesis is accepted

Question 9

type 2 error

Answer 9

the null hypothesis is accepted but the alternative one is ‘true’

Question 10

falsifiability

Answer 10

proof is not possible

Question 11

replicability

Answer 11

can it be done again to get same results
- tests the validity of researchers findings

Question 12

obejectivity

Answer 12

to reduce bias in research

Question 13

inter-rater reliability

Answer 13

the extent to which a psychiatrists can agree on the same diagnosis of SZ when independaently assessing patients