Research Methods (part2)

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Define 'Selection Effects.'
Happens when random assignment fails.
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Define 'Mortality.'
Participants with certain characteristics drop out of the study.
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What is a between-subjects design?
Participants are assigned to one condition only.
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What is a within-subjects design?
Participants are assigned to two or more conditions.
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Define 'Random Assignment.'
Every participant has an equal chance of being placed in any condition.
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Define 'Blocked Random Assignment.'
Each block contains all conditions in a randomised order and guarantees equal no. of participants per group.
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What are 2 types of order effects?
Practice and fatigue effects.
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What is complete counterbalancing?
Every possible sequence is used at least one.
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What is partial counterbalancing?
Using a subset of the total no. of sequences.
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Define 'Hawthorone Effect.'
Participants change their behaviour because they know they are being studied.
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Define 'Deception.'
Keeping participants naive to the purpose of the study.
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Define 'Placebo.'
Participants believe they are getting treatment but they are not.
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What are the BPS Principles?
Respect, competence, responsibility and integrity.
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What is considered unethical when handling data?
All.
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Why are open-ended questions used in surveys?
Used if the researcher is worried pre-determined answers would bias or restrict responses.
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Why are close-ended questions used in surveys?
Used when the researcher wants to easily code and analyse answers.
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'Positivism underlies the standard view of science.' True or False?
True.
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'Phenomenologgy is the philosophy underlying quantitative methods.' True or False?
False.
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'Deductive approach collects qualitative data.' True or False?
False.
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'Inductive approach collects qualitative data.' True or False?
True.
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Define 'Mortality.'

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