1
Q
What must a researcher decide about their observational design before completing the observation?
A
Whether it is structured or unstructured
If structured:
Behavioural categories
Sampling procedures
2
Q
What must behavioural categories be to obtain valid data?
A
Operationalised
Objective
Cover all possible component behaviours
Mutually exclusive
3
Q
What is event sampling?
A
Counting the number of times a certain behaviour occurs in a target person or individual.
4
Q
What is time sampling?
A
Recording behaviours in a given time frame or at regular time periods. For example recording all behaviours on display every 30 seconds.
Research Methods
flashcards
Decks in class (27)
# Cards
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The experimental method5
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Control of variables4
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Return to hypotheses and other things???7
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Experimental design8
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Experimental method5
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More problems with experiments5
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Sampling8
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Ethical issues12
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Observational techniques5
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Observational design4
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Self-report techniques7
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Self-report design4
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Other research methods8
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Measures of central tendency and dispersion8
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Display of quantitative data and data distributions9
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Types of data4
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Introduction to statistical testing1
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The scientific process and peer review6
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Psychology and the economy4
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Content and thematic analysis8
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Case studies8
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Reliability7
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Validity4
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Features of a science7
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Probability2
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Paradigms and paradigm shifts5
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Reporting investigations9
