Paper 3 Vocab Flashcards

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Correspondence theory of truth

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Claims that the truth or falsity of knowledge is determined by whether or not it accurately describes the world

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Coherence theory of truth

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The truth or falsity of knowledge is not absolute, but rather consensual

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Reactivity

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a phenomenon that occurs when individuals alter their performance or behavior due to the awareness that they are being observed. The change may be positive or negative, and depends on the situation.

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4
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Ethical considerations

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Informed consent
Anonymity
Debriefing

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5
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Credibility in Paper 3

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credible

trustworthiness

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Reflexivity

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researcher takes into account their own bias

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Credibility

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corresponds roughly to the concept of internal validity that is used in quantitative research –> being forthright about the research process

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Trustworthiness

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findings of the research research reflect the meanings as they are described by the participants

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Researcher bias

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Participants’ perceptions and beliefs in understanding social processes must be given priority over the researcher’s own

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Reflexivity

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Researcher needs to reflect on his or her own background and beliefs and how these could play a role in the research process

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Participant variability

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The extent to which the participants may share a common set of traits that can bias the outcome of the study

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Generalizability

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The behaviors observed in the random sample are assumed to be representative of those in the larger population

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Application

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How a study is applied

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Reliability

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The results can be replicated

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15
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Ecological validity

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the study represents what happens in real life

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Ethnocentric

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Based on the values and beliefs of one culture

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Cross cultural validity

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Applies to multiple cultures

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Confounding variables

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undesiravle variables that influence the relationship between independent and depenedent variables

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Demand characteristics

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participants act differently because they know they are in an experiment

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Hawthorne effect

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Participants try to guess the aims of the study and act accordingly

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Inductive approach

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Researcher does not define variables in advance because they are more likely to express the researcher’s ideas than the participants

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Subjectivity

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Because qualitative research is intrepereted by researchers it is subject to their intrepretations

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Interviewer effects

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Responses to the sex, age, or ethnicity of the interviewer

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Social desirability bias

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People want to present a positive picture of themselves so they may not tell the truth when asked personal questions

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Participant bias

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People often adjust their responses to what they think is appropriate for the interviewer

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Researcher bias

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Observation should not be affected by what the researcher expects to find

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Inter-observer reliability

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Several obersvers can observe the same behavior and then compare the results of their observations

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Overt observations

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participants know the observer is a researcher

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Covert observation

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Participants do not know that they are being observed

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Participant observation

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Observer takes part in the situation being studied while doing the research

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Non-participant observation

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Where the observer is not part of the situation being studied

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Overt observation

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Participants know they are being observed

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Covert observation

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Participants are not aware of being studied

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Memos

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Writes a summary of the analysis so that independent readers can follow how and why the connections are reached

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Intrinsic

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Case studies represent nothing but themselves

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Instrumental

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Case studies represent more general phenomena of interest

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Descriptive

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Detailed description of a phenomenon

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Explanatory

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Aim is to describe and find possible explanations for the phenomenon under investigation –> theoretical analysis based on existing theory based on the data

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Rich data

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Data open to a number of intrepretations