Chapter 2: Research Methods Flashcards

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What does the term sample refer to?

A

A smaller group of participants selected from a large group of potential participants.

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What does the term population refer to?

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The entire group of research participants.

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3
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What does the term research hypothesis refer to?

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A testable prediction of the relationship between 2 or more variables.

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What does the term descriptive statistics refer to? Give an example:

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Statistics which are used for analysing, organising, summarising and presenting results.
Eg. Percentages or graphs

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5
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What is a table?

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An orderly arrangement and display of data in columns and rows.

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What is a graph?

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A pictorial representation of data.

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What does the term mean refer to?

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The average of the scores in a set of results.

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What does the term conclusion refer to?

A

What the results of the study mean?.

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What does the term generalisation refer to?

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How widely the findings of the study can be used.

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What does the term ethics refer to?

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Whether the experiment was carried out in a good, desirable or acceptable way.

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What does the term confidentiality refer to?

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The obligation of the researcher to not use or disclose private information about participants unless it is for the reason it was given to them.

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What does voluntary participation mean?

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That participants have given consent to participate without being forced or pressured into it.

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What does the term withdrawal of rights refer to?

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The right for any participant to withdraw from the study at any time without giving a reason.

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What does the term informed consent refer to?

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Consent with the knowledge and understanding of the study and the consequences of participating.

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15
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what does deception refer to?

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When participants are deliberately led or not fully informed about certain aspects or the study.

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16
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What does the term debriefing refer to?

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CLarifying each participant’s understanding of the nature of the research as soon as possible after it has been conducted.

17
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What does the term experiment research refer to?

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A study where the researcher manipulates one variable to see if it causes changes in another variable.

18
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What does the term median refer to?

A

The middle score in a set of numbers.

19
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What does the term mode refer to?

A

The most frequently occurring score in a set of numbers.