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Methods of Enquiry in Psychology Flashcards

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goals of psychological enquiry

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description, prediction, explanation, control and application

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conditions that lead to a particular behaviour is known as

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antecedent conditions

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control refers to three things-

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making a particular behaviour happen, redcucing or enhancing it

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_____refers to the fact that if two or more persons independently study a particular event, both of them to a great extent should arrive at the same conclusion

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objectivity

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steps in conducting scientific enquiry

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(i) conceptualising a problem (selecting topic for study)
(ii) collecting data
(iii) drawing conclusions (using stats methods-pie-chart,cf etc))
(iv) revising research conclusions (restating existing hypothesis/formulating revised or a new theory)

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Collection of data requires:___

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(i) participants/informants in the study
(ii) methods of data collection (observation/correlation/case studyetc)
(iii) tools to be used in research (questionnaire/interview schedule etc)
(iv) procedure for data collection (individual/group)

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data are independent. t or f

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false. non-independent

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ecological conditions, mode of economy, housing conditions, size of rooms, mode of transportation etc.. are what kind of info?

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Physical

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height, weight, heart rate, level of fatigue are what kind of info?

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Physiological

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intelligence, personality, values, emotions are what kind of info?

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Psychological

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__when psychologists select a particular behaviour for observation

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selection

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scientific observation steps

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selection
recording
analysis of data

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when observations are done in a natural or real life settings ___

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naturalistic observation

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an observation in which observer makes no effort to control or manipulate the situation making an observation

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naturalistic

-however the factors that are not a focus of the study are many a times controlled

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most studies in psychology are conducted in laboratory settings this is known as ___

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controlled laboratory observation

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danger of non-participant observation

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an outsider observing participants may create a change in their behaviour

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demerits of observation method

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labour intensive
time consuming
susceptible to the observer’s bias

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experiments are generally conducted to establish a ______ between 2 sets of events or variables in a ____setting

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cause-effect relationship

controlled

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In an experiment ___is the event being changed/manipulated and _____ is the behaviour that changes because of the manipulation

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cause, effect

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any stimulus or event that varies, takes on different values and can be measured is a _____

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variable

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an object by itself is not a variable but its ___ are

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attributes

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major types of variables

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  • organismic variables (such as anxiety, intelligence, personality etc)
  • situational/environmental variables (noise, temp, humidity)
  • sequential variables (testing participants in several conditions)
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to control situational/environmental variables ___method is used

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eliminiation

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to control organismic variable ___method is used

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matching (relevant variables in the two groups are equated or are held constant by taking matched pairs across conditions of the environment

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to minimise sequence effect

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counter-balancing technique (similar to diff sets in an exam. qns can be diff order)

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demerits of laboratory method

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  • low external validity (do not generalise well)
  • not always feasible
  • difficult to know and control all the relevant variables
27
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when you want to study the effect of an earthquake on children who lost their parents

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quasi experiment (independent varibale is selected and not manipulated)

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the strength and direction of the relationship between 2 variables is represented by a number known as

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correlation coefficient (value ranges from +1 to -1)

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types of correlation

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positive (ranging from 1 to 0)
negative (ranging from 0 and -1)
zero/no(close to 0 i.e, 0.2,-0.2 etc)-no significant relatinship between 2 variables

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most frequently used methods for obtaining information from people

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personal interview

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______is a purposeful activity conducted to derive factual info, opinions and attitudes etc.. from respondents

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Interview

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2 types of interviews

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structured/standardised (qns in int.schedule are written in a clear sequence) (barely any change can be made no liberty)-close ended sometimes
unstructured/non-standardised (interviewer has flexibilty to ask in any order, change qns etc)-open ended

33
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a list of qns prepared for an interview beforehand is known as an

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interview schedule

34
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highly structured interviews

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questionnaire

35
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a psychological test is a ____and _____instrument which is used to assess an individual’s standing in relation to others on some mental or behavioural characteristics

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standardised and objective

36
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the construction of a test involves ______, ___ and ___

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reliability, validity and norms

37
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_____of the test refers to the consistency of scores obtained by an individual on the same test on different occasions

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reliability

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test-retest reliability (stability of an expmt over time) aka_______

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temporal stability

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____reliabilty gives an indication of the degree of internal consistency of the test

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split-half

40
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“does a test measure what it claims to measure”

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validity

41
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normal/avrg performance of a group

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Norm-helps in comparing and interpreting

42
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literacy is required for __tests

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verbal

43
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___tests pictures or symbols are shown and does not require literacy

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non-verbal

44
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___test require movement of objects from their respective places in a particular order

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performance

45
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depending upon language psychological tests are classified into

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verbal, non-verbal, performance

46
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depending upon mode of administration psychological tests are classified into

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individual(one person under surveillance at a time-time consuming) or group (large number of people)

47
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depending upon difficulty level psychological tests are classified into

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speed(evaluate on basis of time limit and all qns are of same difficulty) and power (sufficient time but increasing order of difficulty)

48
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difficult to construct a pure speed or power test. t or f

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true

49
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limitations of psychological enquiry

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  • lack of true 0 point
  • relative nature of psychological tools
  • subjective interpretation of qualitative data
50
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important aspects of ethical principles while conducting studies are

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  • voluntary participation
  • informed consent
  • debriefing
  • sharing the results of the study
  • confidentiality of data source
51
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the focus of ___research is to inform about the existing reality

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survey

52
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methods used in qualitative research are

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(i) narrative method

(ii) method of content analysis

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