research methods quiz aqa a level research methods quiz 2.5 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? PsychologyResearch methods and techniquesA2/A-levelAll boards Created by: rosa :)Created on: 17-06-12 17:05 what is content analysis when you change qualitative data into quantitative using catagories 1 of 21 what is a type 1 error when you reject the null when it should have been accepted 2 of 21 a field experiment has high internal validity because there will be fewer demarnd characteristics 3 of 21 what is a confounding variable a variable that is unaccountered for and not part of the experiment which may have an effect of the behaviour of participants 4 of 21 what is an extraneous variable a variable other than the IV which may have an effect on the participant 5 of 21 what is significant anything less than the significance level 6 of 21 what is a one tailed hypothesis directional 7 of 21 what is the role of statistical tests? to check that the findings accuratly measure what happens in the population 8 of 21 how many ehthical guidlines are there? 9 9 of 21 how can you improve reliability pilot studies are good to check the method of measurement works well 10 of 21 what is reliability the consistancy within a study, when reliable the test will give the same thing time and time again 11 of 21 what is put in a discussion section review of results, problems encountered, links to related research 12 of 21 what is put in a results section contingancy table, facts from graph, calculated and critical values 13 of 21 what is put in a method section design, materials, participants, method 14 of 21 what is put in an introduction section why this study, background info, aim of study, hypothesis 15 of 21 what is an abstract the last thing to be written in a results section, an overview of everything 16 of 21 why is peer review important check the originality, significance and validity of research before it is published. Design and methodology are checked 17 of 21 what happens before research can be published into a journal peer review- the checking of research by experts in the field 18 of 21 general theory, hypothesis, study, results, modify and repeat, develop theory- is the... deductive method 19 of 21 what are the main features of science replicability, objectivity, falsifiability, empirical evidence, controlling of variables, generalisation of a theory, scientific method 20 of 21 why is operationalising variables important to increase objectivity 21 of 21
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