Week 3: Knowledge is Power

Question 1

Correlational Research:

V________ are associated but c_______ direction cannot be determined.

Answer 1

Variables are associated but causal direction cannot be determined.

Question 2

Quasi-Experimental Research:
Group assignment but no m___________, r______ a________ or c_________ by researcher is possible.

Answer 2

Group assignment but no manipulation, random assignment or control by researcher is possible.

Question 3

Experimental Research:
M___________, r________ a__________ into g_______, and c______c________ are used by the researcher.

Answer 3

Manipulation, random assignment into groups, and control conditions are used by the researcher.

Question 4

Qualitative Research Types:
ThA
CA
DA
GT
Ph

Answer 4

Thematic analysis
Content analysis
Discourse analysis
Grounded theory
Phenomenology

Question 5

Thematic Analysis:
O__________ textual information into m________ p________ or th_____ by identifying s____________.

Answer 5

Organising textual information into meaningful patterns or themes by identifying similarities.

Question 6

Content Analysis:
Describing ph_________ through systematic c______ p________ that turn textual data into coded d___________.

Answer 6

Describing phenomena through systematic coding processes that turn textual data into coded descriptions.

Question 7

Grounded Theory:
D_________ th________ based on, or grounded in, the c________ d___ through s_____________ collection, a_________ and th______ development.

Answer 7

Developing theories based on, or grounded in, the collected data through simultaneous collection, analysis and theory development.

Question 8

Phenomenology:
Captures r_____ d_________ of l______ e___________.

Answer 8

Captures rich descriptions of lived experience.

Question 9

Discourse Analysis:
Focuses on how the p________ w_____ people use c_______ m_______ and the c_____________ of this.

Answer 9

Focuses on how the particular words people use create meaning and the consequences of this.

Question 10

Describe the Sampling Methods:
Convenience Sampling
Purposive Sampling
Random Selection
Stratified Sampling
Theoretical Sampling

Answer 10

Convenience:
Volunteers from near vicinity, usually results in poor generalisation of wider population.

Purposive:
Participants are selected on the basis of a specific characteristic or group they belong to.

Random:
Any individual in the wider population has a chance to be selected to participate.

Stratified:
Proportions within participant group reflect wider population.

Theoretical:
Participants are selected on the basis of contributing to theory development.

Question 11

Cross Sectional vs Longitudinal Design

Answer 11

Cross Sectional:
Different groups measured and compared at the same time.

Longitudinal:
Same group measured and compared over time.

Question 12

Considerations for Research:
P____ trials

B________/D__________ B__________

P________/Order effects

Participant e___________, p____________ and a____________.

Participant s_____-r________ bias

S________ S______

Qu________, t________, e__________

Answer 12

Pilot trials

Blinding/Double Blinding

Practice/Order effects

Participant expectations, preconceptions and attrition.

Participant self-reporting bias

Sample Size

Questions, timing, environment