Basics Research Design 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyStatisticsUniversityNone Created by: AspieAceCreated on: 23-10-16 09:56 What is Empiricism? Study and observation of human behaviour 1 of 17 What is Data? The behaviour being examined 2 of 17 What is Data Collection? Empirical work or information collected 3 of 17 What is the Participant formally named a subject? The person who is being studied/observed 4 of 17 Empirical data? Obtained via observation 5 of 17 Variable A measure that changes from person to person such as age, gender, happiness etc 6 of 17 Theory Explanatory framework for determining the causes of something 7 of 17 Hypothesis Is a prediction of what will happen 8 of 17 Qualitative Focuses on the meanings but doesn't measure things 9 of 17 Quantitative Measurable and uses numbers 10 of 17 Qualitative Research Design Non numerical 11 of 17 Quantitative Research Design Split into three categories: experiments, quasi experiments and correlational study 12 of 17 Experiments Where you manipulate something 13 of 17 Quasi-Experiments Natural experiment, can't manipulate but design is otherwise similar 14 of 17 Correlation study Where we just measure things 15 of 17 Rationale? Is why we do the research 16 of 17 Methodological considerations Is how you do the study. (Who, When, Where) 17 of 17
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