IB Psychology Semester Review Part 1

What is the overall perk of using observations?

• The ability to have first-hand experiences

• The ability to control data

• The ability to generate diverse data about the behavior of participants in a naturally occurring setting.

In this type of observation participants are aware they are being observed.

• Overt

• Covert

• Naturalistic

In this type of observation the researcher risks losing objectivity by becoming too involved with the group that is being observed.

• Overt

• Covert

• Participant

Which of these is an open ended question?

• Is your favorite color pink?

• What type of learner are you?

• When you write a paper, do you like to write a rough draft first?

In this type of interview you come up with some questions to ask, but you don’t necessarily ask them in any order..

• Structured

• Semi-structured

• Unstructured

A problem with this interview type is that if you have multiple interviewees they might get very different questions.

• Structured

• Semi-structured

• Unstructured

_____________ refers to a combination of different approaches to collecting and interpreting data.

• Triangulation

• Reflexivity

• Trustworthiness

In order to ensure that participants are being honest, a researcher needs to remind them that they are participating on a volunteer basis and that no participants are right or wrong.. This idea is called __________________

• Iterative Questioning

• Establishing a rapport

• Reflexivity

The idea that researchers should reflect as much as possible on how their own biases might have interfered with observations or interpretations is called _______________ .

• Reflexivity

• Iterative Questioning

• Thought checking

In order to ensure that participants aren’t altering answers to quesitons or behaving a certain way to create an impression on the researcher, ___________ might be used. It involves asking the same quesiton in a few different ways and spotting ambiguous answers.

• Iterative questioning

• Establish a rapport

• Credibility checks