Reserach Methods Flashcards
What are the 7 steps to psychological research
- Formulating the research question ( identification )
- Constructing a hypothesis
- Designing a study
- Processing data
- Analysing data
- Interpreting the results
- Writing the research report
What is the acronym for research steps
I - identify Have - hypothesis Made - method Cake - collecting data And - analysis I - interpreting Rock - reporting
The different variables?
Independent variable - the variable that is manipulated or changed
Dependant variable - the variable that is used to measure or changed that effects the IV
Controlled variable - stays the same
Extraneous variable - the errors or mistakes
Participant variable - indivual differences in personal characteristics among research participants such as age, sex, religion, cultural background, intelligence
Experimenter variable - personal characteristics of the experimenter
The types of data
Quantitative - numbers
Qualitative - words
What is data
Information gathered using scientific research methods
What is empirical evidence
Empirical evidence - the data collected through objective and measure
What is are samples?
Is a subsection of the larger population
What is a population
Is the entire group of the research interest from which the sample is drawn
What is stratified sampling?
A technique used to ensure the sample includes all relevant subgroups of the population in appropriate proportions
What is opportunity sampling?
A sample by recruiting participants who are readily available
What is random allocation ?
Randomly selected participants for the experimental group or controlled group
What is the experimental group ?
The group under the independent or experimental conditions
What is the controlled group ?
The group not under independent or experimental conditions
What is the research Method?
A particular way of conducting a research study to obtain accurate and reliable data
What is a representative sample?
Approximately the same as the population in every important respect, and therefor is assumed to be free from bias
