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Year 2 research methods Flashcards

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1
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What must a psychology report include?

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Title, abstract, introduction, procedure, results, discussion, references and appendices

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What is the title?

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Must be concise, clear, gives the reader an idea of the investigations concerns

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what is the abstract?

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a brief summary of the investigation , written last, appears at the front

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what must be included in the abstract?

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a one sentence summary
description of participants and sampling technique 
description of procedure 
description of results 
conclusion
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what is the introduction?

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a literature review of the general area of investigation
relevant theories, concepts and studies
logical progression - become more specific until aim and hypnosis are presented

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What is the method?

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Four sub-sections 
design and overview 
participants and investigators 
apparatus 
procedure
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What is included in the design and overview?

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research method used and why
research design use and justified 
state iv and dv
any other variables controlled 
how you delay with ethical issues
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what is included in participants and investigators

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who and how were they selected 
sampling procedure 
the investigator
number of participants 
how they were allocated into groups
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what is included in the apparatus and materials

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a list of everything used

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what is included in the procedure?

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exactly what you did from start to finish
any pilot studies
refer to appendices for standardised instructions, debrief, copies of materials
a verbatim of everything said to participants

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what is included in the results?

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summarise key findings
summary table
fully labelled graph
do not include raw data

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what is included in inferential statistics ?

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were the results statistically significant?
is it possible to reject null hypothesis?
statistical test must be fully justified

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what is included in the discussion ?

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state findings in psychological terms, relating to aims and hypothesis
state whether findings support those of your background study

compare findings to existing research

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what is included in the discussion of limitations and modifications ?

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critical look at research 
strengths of study 
weaknesses of research 
look at confounding variables that could have affected the results 
suggest modifications
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what is included in the discussion: implications and suggestions for further research?

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suggest ideas for further research

real world applications and implications

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What is included in references ?

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background study
any internet resources
in alphabetical order

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what is included in the appendices ?

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raw data 
calculations 
stimulus materials 
standardised instructions 
debrief
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what are descriptive statistics?

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can not tell us whether the results are significant or not
measures of central tendency
measures of dispersion
graphs and tables

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what are inferential statistics ?

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refers to use of statistical tests which tell us whether the relationship found is significantly signficant or not

helps decide which hypothesis to accept and which to reject

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what is probability ?

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how likely the results are due to chance factors

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what is the level of probability used by psychologists?

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5%

0.05

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what is a null hypothesis ?

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any difference between the two conditions is caused by chance

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what is a type one error?

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occurs when a null hypnosis is rejected when it is in fact true

overly optimistic

more likely to occur when a less stringent level of significance is applied

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what is a type two error?

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occurs when a null hypothesis is retained when it is in fact false

pessimistic

more likely to occur when a more stringent level of significance is applied

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When do you used a Chi squared test?

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when it is a test of difference

unrelated data

nominal data

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when do you use a sign test?

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test of difference

related data

nominal data

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when do you use a chi squared test (2)

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test of correlation/ relationship

nominal

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when do you use Mann-Whitney test?

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test of difference

unrelated data

ordinal

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When do you use a Wilcoxon test?

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test of difference

related data

ordinal

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when do you use Spearman’s Rho test?

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test of correlation

ordinal

31
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When do you use an unrelated t-test?

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test of difference

unrelated data

interval

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when do you use a related t-test?

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test of difference

related data

interval

33
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when do you use Pearson’s r test?

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test of correlation

interval

34
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What are the parametric tests?

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unrelated t-test, related t-test, Pearson’s r test

35
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what are non-parametric tests?

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chi-squared

sign test

Mann Whitney

Wilcoxon

Spearman’s Rho

36
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What is nominal data?

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data in separate categories

data is discrete

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What is ordinal data?

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the data is ordered in some way

does not have equal measurements between scores

38
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What is interval data?

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data is measured using units of equal measurement

39
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How to do a sign test

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Convert data into nominal data by subtracting one category score from the other - either a + or a -

add up the + and add the -

take the less frequent sign and call this a and the number of participants N

compare calculated value with critical value

40
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How to find the critical value using chi squared test

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Degrees of freedom (df)= (number of rows-1) x (number of columns -1)

41
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What is content analysis?

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the method used to analyse qualitative data

researcher observes indirectly through visual, written or verbal material

42
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content analysis

What is coding?

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involves placing quantitative and qualitative data into catergories

43
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What is thematic analysis?

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a theme in content analysis refers to any idea that is recurrent

44
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what is the process of content analysis?

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  1. make design decisions
  2. read artefacts in an unbiased way
  3. break data into meaningful units
  4. review all data , record
  5. combine simple codes into larger themes
45
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strengths of content analysis

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high ecological validity

can be replicated easily

46
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limitations of content analysis

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observer bias reduces internal validity

culture biased

47
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Strengths of case studies

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in-depth as longitudinal

unique - unusual behaviour can be learnt about

ethics- can study something which wouldn’t usually be ethical

48
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weaknesses of case studies

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ethics- consent

generalisation

49
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What is a histogram used for

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interval/ continuous data

bars touch as data is continuous

50
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What is reliability?

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how consistent the findings from an investigation are

51
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how do you asses the reliability of an experiment

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replication - same conditions but with different participants

52
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how do you improve reliability of an experiment

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strict control of variables

standardised instructions

53
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how do you asses reliability of an observation or content analysis?

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inter- rater reliability - measuring the consistency of scoring between raters, higher is indicated by a significant positive correlation

54
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how do you improve reliability of an observation or content analysis?

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observers should be trained thoroughly

operationalisation of behavioural categories

raters should have the opportunity to discuss problems

55
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how do you asses the reliability of a test/ questionnaire/ interview?

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test- retest method - same ps given same test

correlation to test test retest reliability

56
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how do you improve reliability of a test/ questionnaire/ interview?

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revising questions that may be unclear

rephrasing instructions for clarity

revising test procedures

do a pilot study before

57
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what is validity ?

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whether an experiment produces an effect that is legitimate

58
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what is face validity?

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whether an experiment appears to measure what it claims to measure

59
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what is concurrent validity?

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the extend to which a psychological measure relates to an existing, established measure

60
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what are types of internal validity ?

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face validity

concurrent validity

61
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what is ecological validity ?

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the extend to which findings from a research study can be generalised to other settings and situations

62
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what is temporal validity?

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the extend to which findings can be generalised to other historical times and eras

63
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what are examples of external validity?

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ecological validity

temporal validity

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how do you asses internal validity

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threats- demand characteristics, investigator effects and confounding variables.

face - intuitive measurement

concurrent - comparaspm of those results to those previously achieved

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how to improve internal validity

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using double blind procedure

change design features

66
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how to asses ecological validity

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replication of study in other settings

more realised tasks if due to mundane realism

67
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how to improve ecological validity

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realistic settings so findings can be generalised

different settings so refined methodology

improve the mundane realism of the tasks

68
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how to assess temporal validity

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replication of study over time and comparing research findings

69
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how to improve validity of experiments

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use a control group

standardise procedures

use single and double blind procedures

70
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how to improve the validity of questionnaires

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lie scale

tell ps they will remain anonymous

71
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how to improve validity of observations

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use covert observation

use more specific behavioural categories

72
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how to improve validity of qualitative methods

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interpretative validity by direct quotes from ps

triangulation - looking for extra evidence from other sources

73
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what is the definition of science

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a means of acquiring knowledge through systematic and objective investigations

74
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what are the 7 features of science

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objectivity 
replicability 
theory construction 
hypothesis testing 
empirical method 
falsifiability 
paradigms

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