Sub-Section 1

Question 1

Name the 4 types of experiment

Answer 1

Lab
Natural
Field
Quasi

Question 2

Give one problem with a lab experiment

Answer 2

Lacks ecological validity

Question 3

Give on advantage of a lab experiment

Answer 3

Limits extraneous variables

Question 4

What are the 6 types of observation called?

Answer 4

Overt
Covert
Participant
Non-participant
Natural
Controlled

Question 5

What is operationalisation?

Answer 5

How a variable is clearly defined by the researcher

Question 6

What is the difference between time and event sampling in an observation?

Answer 6

Time is observing over a specific amount of time (intervals)
Event is observing the number of times a behaviour occurs

Question 7

What is a correlation co-efficient?

Answer 7

Numerical measure of some type of correlation

Question 8

What is a meta-analysis?

Answer 8

statistical analysis that combines the results of multiple scientific studies

Question 9

What type of data does a content analysis analyse?

Answer 9

Qualitative

Question 10

What are the 3 types of correlation?

Answer 10

Positive
Negative
Zero