Psychological Investigations 4.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? PsychologyASOCR Created by: LeanneCreated on: 08-01-13 12:32 What is an opportunistic sample? Conducting an experiement with people that were there at the time. 1 of 15 What is a random sample? every person in the given population has an equal chance of being chosen 2 of 15 What is a volenteer sample? People that have volenteered to be part of an experiement. 3 of 15 What is an independant variable? The thing the researcher manipulates 4 of 15 What is a dependant variable? The thing that is measured 5 of 15 What is quantitive data? numbers, percentages, quantites etc.. 6 of 15 What is qualitative data? word data 7 of 15 4 ethical issues Consent, withdrawal, protection from harm, confientiality 8 of 15 The 3 types of question most likely to be found in a self-report open and closed questions and a rating scale 9 of 15 What is an open question? questions that don't require a fixed response 10 of 15 What is a closed question? Have a fixed answer. 11 of 15 What is meant by reliability? Conducting the test more than once and getting the same results (consistent results) 12 of 15 What is validity? When something measures what it claims to measure. 13 of 15 Definition of event sampling observer keeps account of each time a particular behaviour is observed or everytime a behaviour changes 14 of 15 Definition of time sampling observer decides on a time interval, such as once a minute, and the observer notes any behaviour and this interval. 15 of 15
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