Psychology research methods 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyResearch methods and techniquesA2/A-levelAQA Created by: EmilieCreated on: 04-04-15 10:55 SAMPLING selecting part of a target population for research purposes 1 of 18 RANDOM everyone has an equal chance of being picked e.g. names out of a hat 2 of 18 OPPORTUNITY when people take part if they are available at the time of the study 3 of 18 VOLUNTEER when people volunteer themselves to take part, knowing what the study consists of e.g. newspaper ad 4 of 18 RELIABLITY a measure of consistency within a set of scores and over time 5 of 18 VALIDITY the degree to which results can be generalised beyond the research setting 6 of 18 CORRELATIONS show direction and intensity of relationships 7 of 18 SELF REPORTS gain information from the participants themselves 8 of 18 ETHICS measures that protect participants from harm and to retain their dignity 9 of 18 ABSTRACT a summary of the study covering aims, hypothesis, method, results and conclusions 10 of 18 LAB STUDY has an articfical setting 11 of 18 NATURAL STUDY no variable controlled, deliberate manipulation of Independent Variable 12 of 18 FIELD STUDY independent variable is controlled and extraneous are minimised 13 of 18 INTER-INTERVIEWER RELIABLITY two interviewers produce same outcome 14 of 18 MUNDANE REALISM task itself is reliable 15 of 18 FACE VALIDITY looks as if it is related to the topic 16 of 18 CONCURRENT VALIDITY comparing performance on a new questionnaire or test compared to an older one 17 of 18 SNOWBALL SAMPLING ask to identify a few people who then identify others 18 of 18
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