Research Methods 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyResearch methods and techniquesA2/A-levelAQA Created by: StanleyboiCreated on: 08-05-16 15:12 Data that can be physically seen Empirical 1 of 37 Data / research that isn't subjective or bias Objective 2 of 37 A third party from the same field validates your research Peer Review 3 of 37 Participants report the data themselves self report 4 of 37 A test is repeated to check the reliability of the results test retest 5 of 37 2 observers compare results (have to have a 80%+ agreement for the observation to be reliable) inter-rater reliabilty 6 of 37 A test is split between 2 different situations to see if the results remain the same Split-half design 7 of 37 Practice study to test all aspects of the design Pilot Study 8 of 37 Type of validity that tests if the experiment is testing what it's supposed to Face validity 9 of 37 Type of validity that lets experts check your questionnaire to see how accurately it measures the results Content validity 10 of 37 Type of validity that checks correlation between already established tests Concurrent validity 11 of 37 Experimental design: 1 person to 1 condition Independant 12 of 37 Experimental design: pts matched to be similar as possible Matched pairs 13 of 37 Experimental design: pts do both conditions Repeated 14 of 37 Sampling: Those who fit the criteria and are there are used Opportunity 15 of 37 Sampling: Those who put themselves forward to take part Volunteer 16 of 37 Sampling: Chosen population are chosen at random Random 17 of 37 Variables: One the change Independant 18 of 37 Variables: One you measure Dependant 19 of 37 Variables: One that interferes Extraneous 20 of 37 Variables: One that the experimentor can do Experimenter bias 21 of 37 Variables: One that the participants can do Demand Characteristics 22 of 37 Making the test the same for all participants standardisation 23 of 37 A statement of what the researcher intends to investigate Aim 24 of 37 "pts will do worse in this first condition than the second" Directional Hypothesis 25 of 37 "There will be a difference" Non-directional Hypothesis 26 of 37 "no effect / no difference" Null Hypothesis 27 of 37 Category data Nominal 28 of 37 Ranked data Ordinal 29 of 37 Data measured on a scale Interval 30 of 37 Level of significance is set too high (accept when you should reject) Type 1 31 of 37 Level of significance is set too low (reject when you should accept) Type 2 32 of 37 Scientific Method: Info gained through direct observation Empiricsm 33 of 37 Scientific Method: Scientists strive to be objective Objectivity 34 of 37 Scientific Method: repeating the same scientific procedure Replication 35 of 37 Scienctific Method: Keeping the IV and the DV the same Control 36 of 37 Scientific Method: Record facts to construct a ... Theory 37 of 37
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