Research Methods 1 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? PsychologyResearch methods and techniquesASAQA Created by: emmaforesterCreated on: 14-04-17 11:10 Laboratory Experiment Controlled environment/ Variables manipulated 1 of 29 Operationalization of Variables How variables are defined and measured 2 of 29 Extraneous Variables Unwanted variable that adds error to an experiment 3 of 29 Field Experiment Outside Laboratory/ Variables manipulated 4 of 29 Quasi-Experiment Participants cannot be randomly assigned to experimental and control groups 5 of 29 Naturalistic Observation observing people in their natural environment without control over variables 6 of 29 Controlled Observation Observation takes place in a highly controlled environment such as a laboratory 7 of 29 Covert Observation Takes place WITHOUT AWARENESS 8 of 29 Overt Observation Takes place with FULL KNOWLEDGE 9 of 29 Participant Observation Psychologists observe as if they are a participant 10 of 29 Non-Participant Observation Psychologists observe from a distance without being involved 11 of 29 Self-report techniques Participants to report on themselves 12 of 29 Questionnaire Participants presented with a set of predetermined questions 13 of 29 Interviews Self-report method where participants answer questions face to face 14 of 29 Structured interviews Follows a set of predetermined set of questions 15 of 29 Unstructured interviews Flexible interview based around themes rather than questions 16 of 29 Co-variables Variables measured in correlational analysis 17 of 29 Content analysis Analysis of the content of media 18 of 29 Case study In-depth study of one person or a group of people 19 of 29 Independent group design Each participant takes part in only one of the conditions 20 of 29 Repeated measured design Each participant takes part in all conditions of the experiment 21 of 29 Counterbalancing Reducing order effects/ensue that participants variables occur with equal frequency in all conditions 22 of 29 Randomization Randomizing the order of the trials 23 of 29 Matched pairs design Participants in each conditions are matched according to important vairables 24 of 29 Confounding variables Uncontrolled variable that has an effect on the dependent variable 25 of 29 Standardization Ensuring all participants in an investigation have exactly the same experience 26 of 29 Event samplying Number of times an event occurs 27 of 29 Time sampling Record of an event after certain periods of time 28 of 29 Behavioral categories Detailed list of all behaviors to be recorded during an observation 29 of 29
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