Research Methods: key facts you need to know

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What is the 'independent' variable?
variable manipulated/changed by the researcher.
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What is 'operationalisation'?
when variables are written in a form that is directly measurable.
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What is the term used to describe a number between -1 and +1?
correlation coefficient
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What type of question should you include in a questionairre?
filler questions
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What should you NOT include in a questionairre?
ambiguious questions
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What research design is used when the same participants are doing both conditions?
repeated groups design
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What is the term used to describe a participant who gives false answers so that they will be seen in a positive light?
social desirability bias.
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What is the average size of a sample taken from a target population?
30
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What is mode?
most common score
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What type of graph do you use when you want to compare 2 sets of data?
frequency polygon
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What is content analysis?
observing people through their artefacts
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What procedure would you use to conceal the participant from the condition they are in?
single blind
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What is meant by 'validity?
when results are measuring what they are meant to
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