Research methods 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyResearch methods and techniquesA2/A-levelAQA Created by: jp3louisCreated on: 05-04-18 11:28 what is an extraneous variable Any variable other than the IV that has an effect on the DV 1 of 21 What is a confounding variable Any Variable other than the IV that may have affected the DV so we cant be sure what actually affected the DV 2 of 21 What are demand characteristics Any cue from the researcher that may be interpreted by participants as revealing the purpose of the investigation 3 of 21 What are Investigator effects Any effect of the investigators behaviour that may change the outcome 4 of 21 What is independent groups and evaluate 2 different groups experience 2 different conditions. Not the same participants so participan 5 of 21 What is repeated measures and evaluate Both groups do the same tasks. May be order effects though so you could counter balance 6 of 21 what are matched pairs and evaluate Matched to reduce participant variables. No order effects as only tested once but they can never be matched completley. 7 of 21 what are the ethical issues Informed consent, deception, protection from harm, privacy and confidentiality 8 of 21 What are covert observations Unawear they are being looked at 9 of 21 What is the correlation coefficient ? A number between -1 and +1 that represents the direction and strength between co-variables 10 of 21 Describe content analysis Observational research where people are studied indirectly through communications and media. 11 of 21 What is thematic analysis qualitive approach to analyse explicit ideas within the data. Themes emerge once its coded 12 of 21 list the steps for a thematic analysis familiarise yourself with data, Begin coding, search for themes, Review themes, Name themes, produce report 13 of 21 Define validity The extent to which an observed effect is genuine. Does it actually measure what it should 14 of 21 What is concurrent validity extent to which the results of a new test match another estabished test. 15 of 21 what is a type 1 error? Accepting the alternative hypothesis when we should have accepted the null 16 of 21 What is a type 2 error? Accepting the null when we should have accepted the alternative 17 of 21 why do we use p=0.05 it is a good comprimise between too strict and too leniant - middle of type 1 and type 2 18 of 21 what is nominal data/ Data in specific categories - tally charts and the info can be represented in bar charts as the data is seperate 19 of 21 What is ordinal data Ordered in some way and is subjective opinions. Eg rate between 1-10 your love for london 20 of 21 What is interval data? Standardize measurement units and cant be manipulated - like weight and length. Most precicse 21 of 21
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