Key words psychology research methods A2 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyResearch methods and techniquesA2/A-levelAQA Created by: GeorgiaLambert9Created on: 14-04-16 09:53 Empirical Data Data which can be physically seen 1 of 19 Objectivity Data and research which is not subjective or bias 2 of 19 Peer review A third-party/external body within the same field, validates research 3 of 19 Abstract A summary of a research/study 4 of 19 Experiments Carrying out a test under controlled conditions/environments 5 of 19 Self-report methods Participants are asked to report their own attitudes, abilities or feelings 6 of 19 Pilot study A small-scale trail of a study to test all aspects of the design 7 of 19 Inter-rater reliability Two or more observers are present throughout the analysis of data 8 of 19 Test Re-test reliability A test is repeated a second time using the same sample and test 9 of 19 Split-half method A test split between two different situations to see if the same results are found 10 of 19 Stratified sampling A group of participants selected according to they frequency within a population 11 of 19 Inferential statistics test Procedures for making inferences about the population from which samples are drawn 12 of 19 Probability A numerical measure of the likelihood/chance that certain events will occur 13 of 19 Significance A set of findings are sufficiently strong enough for us to accept 14 of 19 Chance The extent to which something occurs randomly 15 of 19 Reflexivity The process of self-examining qualitative research 16 of 19 Content analysis An indirect observation of somebody through their work (this is usually present through trends) 17 of 19 Null hypothesis A hypothesis stating "no findings" 18 of 19 Alternative hypothesis A hypothesis stating what you expect to find from a successful test 19 of 19
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