Unit 1 Flashcards
strengths of peer review
promotes/ maintains high standards in research
prevents scientific fraud
weaknesses of peer review
if anonymity isn’t maintained experts with a conflict of interest might not approve research
raw data
data that hasn’t been analysed yet
parts of a practical report
abstract, intro, method, results, discussion, references, appendices
researcher bias
where the researcher expects p’s to behave in a certain way
researcher effects
where the presence of the researcher effects how p’s behave
induction
involves theories being produced based on observations made in research
deduction
theory is tested through research
social desirability bias
where p’s change answers based on what society seems as correct
harvard referencing
name of authors, initials (date), title of article & journal, page numbers.
what ethical guidelines fall under the category of respect?
withdrawal, confidentiality, informed consent
what ethical guidelines fall under the category of responsibilities?
protection from harm, debrief
what ethical guidelines fall under the category of competence?
don’t give advice you’re not qualified to say
what ethical guidelines fall under the category of integrity?
don’t deceive p’s
standardisation
keeping test conditions the same for each p’s
concurrent validity
where a test is validated against an existing measure
criterion validity
how much one measure affects the value of another
face validity
where a study measures what the researcher want to measure
inter rated reliability
where two observers consistently observe the same behaviour
construct validity
where a test measures the actual behaviour it’s set out to measure
bar chart
used to show discrete data
pie chart
used to show discrete data
histogram
used to show continuous data
scatter graph
used to show correlational data
line graph
to display a change over time
independent variable & dependent
IV- variable that’s manipulated by the researcher DV- measured/predicted to be dependent on the IV (almost like the result of the IV)
cause + effect
a relationship between events/things.. where one is the result of the other
objective
not influenced by personal feelings
a fact
falsification
ability to prove a claim or theory wrong
quantifiable measures
use of numerical data, can be used to compare between conditions
