week 2 Flashcards
1
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maximalist approach
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- emphasize differences between members of different sex groups
- views them as qualitatively different
2
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minimalist approach
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- emphasize similarities between members of different sex groups
3
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true experiments
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- manipulation of IV to observe changes in DV
- assigns participants randomly to each control, help establish cause and effect
4
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correlational studies
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- test hypotheses about the strength and direction of relations between pairs of continuous variables
- stronger correlation = more accurate predictions
5
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longitudinal designs
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- follow the same people over time and measure variables at multiple points in time
6
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cross sectional designs
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- measure variables at one point in time
7
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case studies
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- in depth investigation of a single person, group or event
- lacks generalizability
- interpretations of results can vary
8
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interviews
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- asking participants open ended questions
- unstructured, semi-structured, structured
9
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focus groups
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- interviews conducted in a group format, guided by a moderator
- good for representing marginalized groups
10
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mixed-methods
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- combines quantitative and qualitative methods within a single study
11
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literature review
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- published materials that provide examination of recent or current literature
12
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meta-analysis
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- technique that statistically combines the results of several quantitative studies
- provide a more precise effect of the results
13
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researcher bias
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- researchers behave in subtle ways that influence the outcome of a study
14
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participant bias
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- participants’ responses are influenced by what they think the researcher expects
15
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androcentrism
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- tendency to view men as the default for the species and women as exceptions in need of explanation
16
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poor sampling methods
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- can compromise the generalizability of research findings
17
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lack of intersectionality
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- solely making male female comparisons and ignore other relevant demographic variables
18
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gender based analysis
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- way of thinking critically about how gender biases, ideologies and assumptions operate in psychology
- helps us ask better questions without reinforcing gender stereotypes
19
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scientific positivism
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- emphasizes the scientific method
- proposes objective/value-free knowledge is attainable through empirical investigation
feminist critique
- respects science, disagrees that is is objective and value-free
20
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guidelines to conduct gender fair research
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- eliminating sex bias from sampling, avoid using men as the standard
- non-gender based terminology
- not exaggerate the prevalence and magnitude of sex differences
- not implying that sex differences are due to biological causes when biological factors have not been tested
21
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reverse causation
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- cause and effect relationship between 2 variables can be the reverse of what is initially assumed
22
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third variable problem
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- possibility that an unmeasured 3rd variable (z) is responsible for the relationship between the 2 correlated variables (x,y)
23
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mixed methods
sequential explanatory
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quantitative - qualitative
24
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mixed methods
sequential exploratory
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qualitative - quantitative
25
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mixed methods
convergent parallel
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quantitative and qualitative at the same time
26
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female deficit model
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- perceiving sex differences as arising from something that women lack
27
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masculine generic
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- using masculine pronouns to refer to all people
