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What are the ethical guidelines and what do they mean? |
Confidentiality- Participants data will be kept anonymous, unless they give consent. Deception- Wrongly informed about the aim of the study. Right to withdraw- Participants can leave the study at any time if they feel uncomfortable. Protection from harm- Researchers and participants must be protected from physical and mental harm.Consent- Gaining permission from Participants. . Consent- Gaining permission from Participants. |
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VOGRES- definition for each letter and key word |
Validity- When it measures what it claims to. When it measures what it claims to. Objectivity- Factual information. Generalisability- If results can be used in different situations. Reliability- The consistency of a study. Reliable after being conducted more than once. Ethics- Can be a strength or weakness. Subjectivity- Personal opinion |
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IV, DV, EV, SV, |
Independent variable- Changed by the researcher. Dependent variable- What is measured. Extraneous variable- May affect the results in some way. Situational variable- Present in an environment. |
Independent variable Dependent variable Situational variable Extraneous variables |
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Counter balancing, single blind, double blind |
Counter balancing- Half does condition A half does condition B. Single blind technique- The participants dont know the aim of the study. Double blind technique- Researcher + Participants dont know |
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Alternative and null hypothesis definition- |
Alternative- will be a difference between the IV and DV. Null- No difference between IV and DV. |
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Field, Lab and natural experiments- |
Field- More natural environment, high in mundane realism. Natural- The independent variable- cant be set, occurs naturally. Lab- Highly controlled environment. |
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Questionnaire definition. |
Self report method. Information about behaviour, opinion and emotions. |
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Types of interviews- structured, unstructured, semi- structured definitions. |
Structured- Closed questions. Unstructured- informal discussion. Ask follow up questions. Semi structured- combination of the two. |
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Case study and correlation definition |
Case study- In depth study of one or a small group of people. Correlations- To look for relations between variables |
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Naturalistic, controlled, overt, covert, Participant and non- participant observation definitions |
Naturalistic- Everyday environment. Controlled- Controlled environment. Staged or set up environment. Overt- Conducted with the Participants knowledge. Covert- conducted without the Participants knowing. Participant- Researcher Involved. Non-participant- Researcher stands back and watches. |
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Random, stratified, volunteer, opportunity sampling and target population definition. |
Random- Everyone has an equal chance of being selected. Stratified- Dividing the population into sub- categories. Volunteer- Chosen to take part in the study. Opportunity- People who are available at the time. Target population- The total group of individuals from which the sample may be drawn. |
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Normal and skewed distribution definition |
Normal- mean, median and mode are similar or the same. Skewed-Different from the mean, median and mode. |
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Investigator effects and Demand characteristics definition |
Investigator effects- Giving off clues, altering behaviour. Demand characteristics- Participants altering behaviour. |
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