Social psychology methods Flashcards

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the scientific investigation of how thoughts/feelings/behaviours are influenced by actual, imagined or implied presence of others =

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social psychology

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what does social psychology focus on?

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  1. effects of social and cognitive processes on the way people perceive and interact with others
  2. explains human behaviour
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what can’t we prove no matter how much evidence we generate?

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theory

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we can only ______, _______ or _______ a theory

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support, modify, reject

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benefits of lab assessment?

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  1. establish cause and effect
  2. control over extraneous variables
  3. objectively assesses behaviour
  4. high internal validity, high experimental realism
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disadvantages of a lab experiment?

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  1. low external validity/mundame realism
  2. demand characteristics
  3. difficult to assess long term behaviour
  4. experimenter effects
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how is a lab study low in external validity and mundane realism?

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artificial setting and highly controlled

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how are experimenter effects minimised?

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using a double blind procedure

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benefits of field assessment?

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  1. manipulate a variable in a real world context

2. high external validity

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disadvantages of field assessment?

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  1. less control over extraneous variables

2. difficult to obtain accurate measures

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manipulate an independent variable (IV) and observe the effect on the DV = experimental or non-experimental?

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experimental

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correlation between variables (no manipulation of an IV) = experimental or non-experimental?

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non-experimental

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what are different types of experimental methods?

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lab experiment
field experiment
RTC

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what are different types of non-experimental methods?

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  1. archival
  2. case studies
  3. qualitative research
  4. surveys
  5. field studies
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the type of method chosen depends on what 3 things?

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  1. nature of hypothesis
  2. resources available
  3. ethics
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what type of method is the main approach used?

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experimental

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how is confidence in the validity of a hypothesis enhanced?

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if researchers confide in the hypothesis a number of times using different methods > avoids confirmation bias

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must common as allows us to identify the causes of events =

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causal experimentation

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intervention in the form of manipulation of 1 or more IVs and then measurement of the manipulation =

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systematic experimentation

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how are thoughts/feelings/behaviours measured in social psychology?

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self report, objectively assess behaviour in a lap

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mental structure that organises and collects info about something =

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what type of tasks assess or influence the accessibility of schemas?

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implicit tasks

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what does the accessibility of a schema mean?

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the ease of retrieving/accessing a schema

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______ accessible schemas are more likely to influence cognitive processes and behaviour

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responses are within conscious control and provided deliberately =
explicit measures
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what type of measures can cause social desirability?
explicit measures
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responses are outside of conscious control and are provided automatically =
implicit measures
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what do implicit tasks typically measure as an indicator of accessibility?
reaction times
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what are 3 implicit measures used in social psychology?
1. implicit association test 2. priming 3. lexical decision tasks
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what are the 3 types of reviews used in social psychology?
1. narrative 2. systematic 3. meta-analysis
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provides overview of knowledge on a topic, includes intro then separate sub headings to discuss different themes/topic areas, what studies are included is based on researchers judgement, no new analysis = what type of review?
narrative
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what does a systematic review do?
reviews evidence for well defined and precise research Q, strict inclusion/exclusion criteria for articles that could be reproduced, assesses quality of studies, no new analysis
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meta-analysis is the same as a systematic review but _______ the overall effect found across all studies
quantifies
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assesses the magnitude of the effects from all the studies to show the overall effect, no new analysis =
meta-analysis
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which type of review provides the strongest and most reliable evidence?
meta-analysis
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what are the strengths of social psychological methods?
used to explain behaviour, theories/empirical findings can be applied to solve real world issues, develop interventions to promote desired thoughts/feelings/behaviours
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what are the limitations of social psychological methods?
generalisability is largely limited to WEIRD (can evidence be seen in different cultures/contexts?), no method is perfect and replications need to be done to increase confidence
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what is a WEIRD sample?
studies disproportionately involve ppts who are Western Educated from Industrialised Rick Democracies