Psychological Research

Question 1

what is the difference between validity and reliability in research

Answer 1

Reliability refers to the consistency of a measure or information. Validity refers to the accuracy of a measure or results

Question 2

Research process

Answer 2

1 Define the problem
2 Review the literature
3 Formulate hypothese
4 Choose research design (experimental,field, action research,survey designs, words or numbers )
5 Gather Data (Introspection,Observation, Interviews)
6 Analyse Data (Descriptive statistics,non-descriptive inferential stats,levels of measurement scale)
7.Report,Implement, Conclusions

Question 3

Three ways to collect data

Answer 3

Introspection = structuralism, people verbally telling their experiences
Observation= Behavorists,controlled,researcher may be passive or active
Interviews=structured,unstructured,groups,planned

Question 4

what is a research study where you need research the reason

Answer 4

Rationale

Question 5

5 reasons why researches are conducted

Answer 5

explore- if the researcher is not sure of the extent of the problem or topic then it needs
describe- if the researcher wants to describe what behaviour constructs mean, or how psychological processes develop
explain- if the researcher wants to explain concepts and possible origins, the researcher not only wants to describe
correlate-if the researcher is interested in whether different variables have an impact on one another
predict -if the researcher wants to predict if one variable predicts the outcome of another.

Question 6

What is scientific research

Answer 6

Scientific research involves structured,controlled and objective investigation into psychological phenomena

Question 7

What is a hypotheses

Answer 7

a hypotheses is a statement that outlines a researchers expectations regarding the research topic

Question 8

What is Qualitative Research

Answer 8

To gain an in-depth understanding
Provide an in-depth explanation Motivation, feelings, thinking, attitudes, perceptions of individuals
Uses subjective methods Interviews, discourse analysis, story analysis, written word, artwork, poetry, historical information
Analyses underlying themes

Question 9

quantitative research

Answer 9

Used to test hypotheses (research statements)
Structured and objective methods are used
Generalises findings from a sample group to a population
Uses statistical indices
Questionnaires, surveys, experiments