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Research Methods Flashcards

1
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What inferential test do you use for a true experiment with nominal data and a repeated measures/matched pairs design

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Test of difference 
Sign Test (s)
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What inferential test do you use for a true experiment with ordinal data and a repeated measures/matched pairs design

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Test of difference

Wilcoxon Matched Pairs (T)

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What inferential test do you use for a true experiment with interval data and a repeated measures/matched pairs design

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Test of difference

Related t-test (t)

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What inferential test do you use for a true experiment with ordinal data and a independent group/quasi design

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Test of Difference

Man Whitney U (U)

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What inferential test do you use for a true experiment with Interval data and a independent group/quasi design

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Test of Difference

Unrelated t-test

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What inferential test do you use for a correlation with ordinal data

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Test of correlation
Spearman Rho (rho)
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What inferential test do you use for a correlation with interval data

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Test of correlation

Pearson’s product (r)

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What inferential test do you use for a non-experiment e.g. observation with nominal data

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Test of Association

Chi-squared test (x2)

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What is meant by demand characteristics?

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Features of an experiment which subconsciously influence the participants’ performance

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What is meant by order effects?

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If the participants perform all the conditions they might be fatigued or bored

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What is meant by quantitative

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Type of data expressed in numbers

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An experiment which takes place in the participants’ environment when the IV is not manipulated by the experimenter

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Natural experiment

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Hypothesis that predicts the direction in which the DV will change when the IV is manipulated

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Directional (One-tailed)

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Reliability

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The extent to which measures are consistent

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Operationalisation

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Expression the IV and the DV in a way that can be measured

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What titles are included in the Method

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Design
Controls 
Participants 
Apparatus/Materials 
Procedure
Ethics
17
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What is included in a research study report

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Abstract
Introduction
Method 
Results 
Discussion
References
18
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What is an Abstract?

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A summary of the study converting the aims, hypothesis, the procedures, results and conclusions (often include implications of the study as well)

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What do you include in the introduction of a report?

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Outlines what the researcher intends to investigate
Review of any previous research
Why the study is being conducted
Research predictions and/or hypothesis may be stated

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What is included in the design part of the method

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  • Choice of experiment e.g. lab, field, naturalistic observation etc.
  • Experimental design (if appropriate)
  • Type of observation (if appropriate)
  • Identification of IV and DV (experiments only)
  • If correlation or other non-experiment which co-variables were being related with each other? E.g. smoking and lung cancer
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What is included in the controls part of the method?

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Methods used to control extraneous variables e.g. use of standardised instructions, counterbalancing, random allocation of participants etc.

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What is included in the participant section of the method?

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  • Target population described in terms such as age, gender or any other relevant variables
  • Sampling method used
  • Actual sample
  • How pps assigned to conditions
  • Details of who was conducting the research, described in terms such as age, gender or any other relevant variables
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What is included in the Materials/apparatus section of the method?

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  • A description of all the apparatus and materials used
  • The source of any questionnaires or scales used and scoring procedures explained (examples and answers should be given in the Appendix)
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What is included in the procedure part of the method?

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A description of the steps taken in the research in sufficient detail that someone unfamiliar with the work could repeat the study. Including the following:

  • Location of research
  • Instructions given to participants
  • Exactly what was done
25
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What is a correlation co-efficient?

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A quantitative measure of the association between two variables

26
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Name three measures of Central Tendency

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Mean
Mode
Median

27
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Name three measures of dispersion

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Range
Inter-quartile range
Standard deviation

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