Research Methods

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Type of observation where observer is hidden
Covert
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Type of observation where observer is visible
Overt
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Type of experiment where experimenter doesn't manipulate the IV
Natural
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this it the variable the researcher controls
independent
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This is the effect when a participant realises what the researcher is studying and conforms to the experiment
Hawthorne
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This is the variable which the research is testing
dependent
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Type of experiment conducted in a more natural setting, participants often not aware they are taking part
Field
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This is the type of sampling when you record how every time a behaviour occurs.
Event
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This is the ethical issue associated with Questionnaires
Confidentiality
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This is a method of sampling where you aim to get a representation of different groups within your sample. so if 50% of the population is female and you have a sample of 100 make sure 50 of them are women
Stratified
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This is the method of sampling where you choose every nth person. you have an order to your sampling but still unbiased
Systematic
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This is when you aren't biased
Objective
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This is when you can prove something is wrong
Falsifiable
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This is a set of shared assumptions about a specific subject. So all behaviourist agree behaviour is learnt. All biologist believe behaviour is genetic
Paradigm
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A significant change in the dominant theory within a scientific discipline (study of astronomy when we found that Earth wasn't flat and that Earth wasn't the centre of the universe)
Paradigm-Shift
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