Research Methods - Year 1 and 2 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyResearch methods and techniquesA2/A-levelAQA Created by: SuperCocopops22Created on: 12-12-17 08:59 An experiment which takes place in a controlled setting Laboratory 1 of 48 An experiment which takes place in either laboratories or natural settings Quasi 2 of 48 The variable which is measures Dependent 3 of 48 ... observations involve the researcher becoming part of the group Participant 4 of 48 A covert observation is where a person does not know they are being ... Observed 5 of 48 Overt observations are at risk of changing a participant's ... Behaviour 6 of 48 An organised set of questions Interview 7 of 48 A series of questions which require a written answer Questionnaire 8 of 48 An ... question limits a person to respond with only a couple of words or ticking boxes Closed 9 of 48 A ... interview asks questions but can deviate from them Unstructured 10 of 48 A correlation which has both variables decreasing Negative 11 of 48 Correlations are based on ... data Secondary 12 of 48 Case studies aim to gather ... data from a case Detailed 13 of 48 ... analysis is used to summarise key ideas from data and identify patterns Thematic 14 of 48 An aim is what the researcher intends to ... Investigate 15 of 48 A ... is used to predict a likely outcome Hypothesis 16 of 48 ... hypotheses states a difference but not what the difference actually is Non-Directional 17 of 48 Extraneous variabes are any variable which can influence the ... variable Dependent 18 of 48 Investigator effects are caused by the ... influencing the results in any way Researcher 19 of 48 A sample which consists of whoever is available Opportunity 20 of 48 A sample that consists of people who want to take part Volunteer 21 of 48 ... measures Repeated 22 of 48 Process of trying to ensure all participants experience the research process in the same way Standardisation 23 of 48 A small scale trial run of an experiment Pilot Study 24 of 48 Recording all instances of appropriate behaviours when they happen Event Sampling 25 of 48 Relevant behaviours are ... Categorised 26 of 48 When participants are lied to during the research process Deception 27 of 48 Given before an investigation Informed Consent 28 of 48 Peer reviews can often be ... Biased 29 of 48 A type of validity which can be generalised to the wider population External 30 of 48 A way of assessing reliability Test-Retest 31 of 48 ... validity looks at a test to see if the researcher was testing what it claims to investigate Face 32 of 48 You can improve validity by making the research process more ... Realistic 33 of 48 This is a way of acquiring knowledge through observation, measurement and experiment Scientific Method 34 of 48 When data and its interpretation are free from bias Objectivity 35 of 48 Summarises research so other researchers can quickly decide if it is relevant or not Abstract 36 of 48 Data which is gathered by the researcher Primary 37 of 48 A meta-analysis ... data from several studies and uses secondary data Combines 38 of 48 Quantitative data is ... Numerical 39 of 48 Adding all the numbers and dividing by how many there are Mean 40 of 48 This type of statistic allows you to see the relationships between two sets of scores Standard Deviation 41 of 48 Proportion of the ... calculated out of 100 Total 42 of 48 A graph to look at correlations Scattergram 43 of 48 X-Axis shows continuous data and Y-Axis shows the occurrance Histogram 44 of 48 A ... skew results from when results are above the mean and the chart is to the right Negative 45 of 48 Ordinal data is ... as it represents scores along a scale Continuous 46 of 48 Type 1 errors are when the null hypothesis is ... but is true Rejected 47 of 48 Type 2 errors are when the null hypothesis is ... but is false Accepted 48 of 48
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