themes in psychology
- Created by: courteny
- Created on: 03-05-16 14:08
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- themes
- self reports
- + data is rich in detail -socially desirable responses
- observations
- +high ecological validity - difficult to replicate
- case studies
- + rare + unique behaviour can be observed -cant generalise
- ethics
- +knowledge gained could be justifiable _invades human rights
- ecological valditiy
- +less demand characteristics -maybe less reliable
- qualitative & quantitative
- qualitative +stats allow comparison -reductionsit
- quantitative +insightful -interpretation problems
- snapshot and longitudinal
- snapshot +quick way to collect data _cant see changes behaviour
- longitudinal +developmentcan be tracked_ participation attribution
- self reports
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