Paper 2 Review

Involves certain questions that must be asked but can be in a different order or other questions can be asked

• Interviews

• Structured (Interviews)

• Unstructured (Interview)

• Semi-structured (Interview)

Participant knows they are being observed

• Overt observation

• Covert observation

• Participant observation

• Non-Participant observation

Researcher notes all behavior they can see in qualitative form over a period of time. No checklist. Simply record what is happening in real time

• Structured observation

• Unstructured observation

• Naturalistic Observation

• Controlled Observation

Behaviors are recorded in specific time intervals.(3 Types)

• Event Sampling in observations

• Controlled Observation

• Time Sampling in observations

• Participant observation

The two variables do NOT appear to be related

• Correlation

• Positive Correlation

• Negative Correlation

• No Correlation

Predicts the significant difference with NO direction of results (EX. There will be a significant difference between females and males ability to spell words correctly)

• Hypothesis

• Directional (One-tailed) hypothesis

• Null Hypothesis

• Non-Directional (Two-tailed) hypothesis

When the participant takes parts in all levels of the IV

• Independent Measures

• Repeated Measures

• Extraneous Variable

• Participant Variables

Variables that the participant brings to the study that can affect the DV ( Prejudice, previous experience with similar study, personality)

• Extraneous Variable

• Uncontrolled Variables

• Situational Variables

• Participant Variables

Researcher recruits participants who happened to be around the time the researcher needs participants

• Sample

• Random Sample

• Opportunity Sample

• Volunteer/Self select

Researcher advertise for participants (used a lot in universities)

• Volunteer/Self select

• Random Sample

• Opportunity Sample

• Sample