Psychology Unit 1 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyResearch MethodsASOCR Created by: jatyizationCreated on: 27-01-14 20:21 Self-Report Psychology: Self-Report Unit 1 1 of 7 Questionnaires Questionaires/Interviews Strengths Quick and easy large sample Weaknesses Low Response rates Social desiribility bias 2 of 7 Rating Scales Rating Scales (e.g: Likert Scale) Strengths Tells how strongly participant feels = detailed Quantitative Weaknesses People may respond to towards middle to appear less extreme Not Qualitative 3 of 7 Fixed Choice Questions Fixed Choice Questions (yes or no) Strengths Easy to meassure and quanity Quantitative Weaknesses Participants may feels desired option not available not qualitative 4 of 7 Sampling Oppurtunity Sampling- People who are available at the time Strength Quick and inexpensive if natural experiment = researcher has no control Weaknesses Biased Sample (researchers social group) Participants may decline leading to only one particular participant = sample bias 5 of 7 Random Sample Random Sample - every member of population has an equal chance of being selected Strength Representative high population validity Weaknesses Time consuming Adverts may only leed to particular participants 6 of 7 Voluntary Sample Voluntary Sample - Participants had volunteered to be part of the study Strength Quick and relativily easy Produce wide varity of participants Weaknesses May not be representative (e.g: more obedient) 7 of 7
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