PSYC232 Test 2, Week 6 Flashcards
What is the difference between a method and a methodology in Pacific-related research?
Method: A tool used in research.
Methodology: The particular approach used to collect data, including the framework for engagement and cultural concepts driving the engagement.
What is the Kakala methodology?
A research methodology originating in Tonga, developed by Prof. Konai Helu-Thaman, using the metaphor of making a kakala (a garland of fragrant flowers) to describe the research process.
What are the stages of the Kakala methodology?
Teu: Preparation stage.
Toli: Selection stage.
Tui: Stringing together stage.
Luva: Giving stage.
What does the Teu stage involve in the Kakala methodology?
Design, concept development, and planning.
What does the Toli stage involve in the Kakala methodology?
Identifying a research problem, deciding on the research, and gathering participants and information.
What does the Tui stage involve in the Kakala methodology?
Analysis phase, looking for patterns in data, and understanding the meaning of data.
What does the Luva stage involve in the Kakala methodology?
Dissemination of research, recognizing the gift of knowledge from participants, and respecting Pacific knowledge systems.
What are the ethical considerations in the Kakala methodology?
Respecting human dignity, protecting the integrity of participants, and aligning with values of relationality, respect, love, and reciprocity.
What is the Faafaletui methodology?
A Samoan research methodology that involves three perspectives: the person at the top of the mountain, the person at the top of the tree, and the person in the canoe, all necessary for understanding big problems.
What is the significance of the Fale in the Faafaletui methodology?
Refers to the groups created to address the research concept or issue, recognizing cultural norms such as gender and status.
What is the Talanoa method?
A qualitative data collection tool that involves conversation without a rigid framework, requiring deep listening and immersion in the context.
What are some values in Tongan culture that influence the effectiveness of the Talanoa method?
Respect (Faka’apa ‘apa), humility (Loto fakatokilalo), love and compassion (Fe’ofa’aki), and caring and generosity (Feveitokai).
What is variance?
A measure of the difference of your sample measurements from the sample mean, indicating how spread out scores are in your sample.
What is covariance?
A measure of how much the differences for one variable occur together with the differences for another variable, indicating how much two things vary together.
- when looking at association of two continuous variable (both on continuous scale) we are looking at concept of covariance
What is the Halo Effect?
A bias where our judgment of someone’s characteristics and qualities is influenced by our overall impression of them, leading to positively related judgments of different features.
What are the assumptions of Pearson’s Correlation?
- People’s measurements are independent of each other.
- The variables are normally distributed.
- The data do not have extreme outliers or nonlinear patterns.
How do you interpret correlation results?
By examining the direction (positive or negative), strength (small, moderate, or large)( .1 (small/weak), approximately .3 (moderate), or .5 or larger (large/strong)), and significance (p-value).
What does a Pearson’s Correlation test measure?
The extent to which two variables covary together on a standardized scale.
Correlation
A test of the extent to which two variables covary together on a standardized scale
(How related/associated are two variables?)
Both variables are continuous
Any time you have a correlation you can compare it to another correlation
Standardised scale, -1 (negative correlation), 0 (no correlation), +1 (positive correlation), in psychology not dealing with these extremes
