Generic AO3s Flashcards
1
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LINKS: Improving Reliability
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- Using SH/TR methods
- Standardised procedure
- Controlled conditions
- Training researchers
- Operationalised variables
2
Q
LINKS: Improving Validity
A
- Standardised procedure
- Controlled conditions
- Use Single/double blind
procedure - Avoid investigator effects
(e.g. overfriendly) - Disguise aims
- Reduce chances of demand
characteristics - Reverse scoring
(questionnaire) - Covert (observation)
3
Q
LINKS: Reducing Variable Impact
A
- Random Allocation
- Control Variables
- Matched pairs design
- Counterbalancing
- Standardisation
- Single/double blind trials
- Ensure research is objective & unbiased
4
Q
+/- Research Support/Against
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e.g. Conformity - Asch (1951)
5
Q
+/- Case Studies
A
e.g. Long-Term Memory - Clive Wearing
6
Q
+/- Positive/Negative Applications
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e.g. Cue-Dependent Forgetting - Education/Revision
7
Q
+/- Validity/Reliability
A
- Internal/External
- Temporal
- Ecological
- Face
- Concurrent
- Predictive
- Test-Retest
- Inter-Rater
8
Q
+/- Ethical Considerations
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- Deception
- Informed Consent
- Protection from harm
- Right to withdraw
- Privacy
- Confidentiality
9
Q
+/- Ability to GENERALISE findings
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e.g.
- Animals –> Humans
- Unrepresentative sample
10
Q
+/- Future Research
A
(Similar to applications, but if can give a relevant study will be better)
11
Q
- Correlation not causation
A
12
Q
+/- Experiment Types
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