Research Methods (Year 13) Flashcards
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What is Validity?
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Validity is how well a technique measures the behaviour it aims to measure: EG: A relationship questionnaire is not a valid measure of aggression
2
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What is Internal Validity?
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measures if results gathered are solely affected by changes in the variable being manipulated
3
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What Is Concurrent Validity?
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4
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What is Content analysis? + What is the aim of Content analysis
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A method used to analyse qualitative data
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The Aim is to summarise and describe the content in a systematic way so overall conclusions can be drawn
5
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What is Thematic Analysis?
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A way of summarising qualitative data