Research methods Flashcards
Case studies
An indepth investigation of a single individual,group or event
Content analysis
research technique that enables the indirect study of behaviour by examining communications that people produce like emails and texts
Thematic analysis
An inductive and qualitative approach to analysis that involves identifying implicit or explicit ideas within the data.
Test-retest reliability
A method of assessing the reliability of a questionnaire or psychological test by assessing the same person on two seperate occasions.
Inter-observer reliability
The extent to which there is agreement between two or more observers involved in observations of a behaviour.
Correlate the observations of two or more observers.
Validity
The extent to which an observed effect is genuine
does it measure what is supposed to measure
Face validity
A basic form of validity in which a measure is scrutinised to determine whether it appears to measure what it’s supposed to measure
Concurrent validity
The extent to which a psychological measure relates to an existing similar measure.
Ecological validity
The extent to which findings from a research study can be generalised to other settings and situations
(external validity)
Temporal validity
The extent to which findings from a research study can be generalised to other historical time and eras
Probability
A measure of the likelihood that a particular event will occur where 0 indicates statistical impossibility and 1 statistical certainty
Objectivity
When psychologist don’t let their personal bias to affect results of studies
Empirical method
Scientific approaches that are based on the gathering of evidence through direct observation and experience
Replicability
The extent to which scientific procedures and findings can be repeated by other researches
Falsifiability
The principle that a theory cannot be considered scientific unless it admits the possibility of being proved untrue
