AS RM Experiments 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? SociologySociological research methodsASAQA Created by: Jacqui SmithCreated on: 10-04-13 23:16 Positivists Belief that society is made up of social facts that can be studied scientifically to discover the laws of cause and effect. 1 of 16 Offical statistics quantitative data collected by the government 2 of 16 Objectivity the absence of bias or preconcieved ideas 3 of 16 Primary data information that is collected first hand by sociologists themselves for their own research purposes 4 of 16 Reliability a piece of research is reliable if it produces exactly the same results when repeated using identical procedure and methods 5 of 16 Representative a cross section / a researcher may choose to study a sample of a larger group - trying to ensure it represents everyone in the target population. 6 of 16 Validity The capability of a research method to measure what it set out to measure 7 of 16 Variables Anything that can alter or change 8 of 16 Hawthorne effect when the participants of the research know they are being studied and begin to behave differently as a result they undermine the validity of the study 9 of 16 Ethics Issues of right and wrong 10 of 16 Experiments a method used to discover cause and effect 11 of 16 Consent Participants must give their permission to be part of the research 12 of 16 Overt research Participants are aware they are partaking in research 13 of 16 Covert research Participants are unaware that they are part of an investigation 14 of 16 Representativeness whether or not a the people studied are a cross section of the groups we are interested in studying 15 of 16 subjectivity a bias interpretation 16 of 16
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