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Research methods Year 2 Flashcards

1
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What are two ways of assessing reliability?

A

Inter-observer reliability and test-retest reliability

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2
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How can you improve reliability in an experiment?

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Standard procedures

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3
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What is meant by face validity?

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Does a measure appear to measure what it is supposed to measure.

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What is meant by inter-observer reliability?

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The extent to which there is agreement between two or more observers. Needs to be >0.8

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What are 2 ways to assess validity?

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Face validity, concurrent validity

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What is a strength of using a case study?

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Allows predictions to be made, in-depth information about individual or group.

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What is a correlation co efficient?

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Allow the direction and strength of correlation to be expressed

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What type of data is content analysis used for?

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Qualitative (written, like transcripts)

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9
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What is the standard P level used in psychology test?

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0.05

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10
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What does a null hypothesis suggest about the results of a study?

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That the results will not be significant (there will be no results)

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What are the 3 levels of data?

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Nominal, ordinal, interval

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What are the justifications for conducting a Sign test?

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Related design, nominal data and testing for a difference.

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What are the justifications for conducting a Mann Whitney U test?

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Unrelated design, ordinal data and testing for a difference.

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What are the justifications for conducting a Wilcoxon T test?

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Related design, ordinal data and testing for a difference.

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How can you tell if the study in the stem is a correlation or a test for difference?

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Correlation has co variables (uses words association, relationship)

Test for difference has IV and DV

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16
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What are the 5 features of a science?

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Paradigm, theory construction and hypothesis testing, falsifiability,
replicability, objectivity and empirical method.

17
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What research designs are linked to a related test?

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Matched pairs and repeated measures

18
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What does P<0.05 mean?

A

The likelihood that the results obtained will be due to chance factors is
less than or equal to 5%

19
Q

What type of hypothesis do you write if you no previous research has been
conducted in this area before?

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Non-directional.

20
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How could you improve reliability in an interview?

A

Structured interview, no leading or ambiguous Q’s, closed questions.

21
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Name a type of external validity

A

Ecological validity, temporal validity

22
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State a way in which you could improve the validity of an observation

A

Covert observation, use operationalised behavioural categories.

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