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AQA psychology
Research Methods- 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Questionnaire | a set of standard questions about a topic that is given to all the participants in the survey |
| Survey | a method used for collecting information from a large number of people by asking them questions, either by using a questionnaire or in an interview |
| CLosed question | a question where the possible responses are fixed, often as 'yes' or 'no' options |
| Open question | a question where the person answering can give any response they like |
| Unambiguous | something that only has one meaning |
| Ecological validity | the results of the investigation can be said to apply to real-life behaviour. They are an accurate account of behaviour in the real world |
| Interview | a method in which a researcher collects data by asking questions directly |
| Interviewee | the person/respondent who answers the questions in the interview |
| Structured interview | an interview in which all the question are pre-set, given in a fixed order and every interviewee is asked the same questions |
| Unstructured interview | an interview in which only the first question is set and all other questions are determined by the answers of the interviewee |
| Natural observation | watching the behaviour of people who are in their usual environment |
| Observation study | a method of collecting information about behaviour by watching and recording people's actions |
| Categories of behaviour | the separate actions that are recorded as examples of the target behavour |
| Inter-observer reliability | when this is high, the records made by more than one observer in a study are considered to be accurate because they match or are very similar to each other |
| Case study | an in-depth investigation of an individual, a small group or an organism |
| Relationship | a connection between two or more variables |
| Variable | a factor or thing that can change- it varies |
| Correlation | a technique used by researchers to establish the strength of a relationship between two variables |
| Scatter graph | a graph for representing correlations |
| Positive correlation | a relationship between two variables in which as the value of one variable increases, the value of the other variable also increases |
| Negative correlation | a relationship between two variables in which as the value of one variable increases, the value of the other variable decreases |
| No correlation | there is no relationship between the two variables |
| Prediction | a statement about what will happen, made before the event occurs |
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