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WorksheetsPSY1023_PASS_W4
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 4mins
Dogs or Cats?
Dogs!
Cats!
What is quantitative research good at?
Gathering data from huge samples
Acquiring rich data about a topic
Reflecting real-life social structures and realities
Investigating the meanings behind actions and behaviours
What is qualitative research best at?
Analysis of populations
Exploration of ideas and problems
Solving, disputing, or corroborating hypotheses
Positivist approaches to gathering psychological knowledge
I want to study how many people own cats or dogs.
Qualitative
Quantitative
Mixed Methods
I want to study why more people own dogs than cats in Australia.
Qualitative
Quantitative
Mixed Methods
Why does the next assignment focus on qualitative research?
It makes sense to explore a problem before honing in on it with analytical (quantitative) research.
It's easier to conduct than quantitative research, so it serves as an introduction to the topic.
The topic in question can't be measured by quantitative research, so we have to research it qualitatively.
Qualitative research is more constructivist than quantitative research. This epistemology is correct.
What would be the problem if we conducted quantitative research in our groups instead?
It would be too time consuming
The topics can't be measured through quantitative means
Tiny sample size, so the data is very sensitive to individual differences (i.e., not generalizable)
We wouldn't acquire any meaningful data
What's a good rationale for studying this topic?
Many researchers have studied it before, so it is more likely to be reliable than another topic.
It's an interesting idea that is relatively easy to measure.
It could have broader implications that benefit people (and pets), such as in mental healthcare.
I've used Likert scales to gauge my respondents' feelings about cats, compared to dogs.
What data have I collected?
Qualitative
Quantitative
I have conducted interviews about the mental wellbeing of dog owners. My data is only the proportion of people who were willing to participate in the interview, out of the total number of people I contacted.
What data have I collected?
Qualitative
Quantitative
Focus groups!
Qualitative
Quantitative
Experiments!
Qualitative
Quantitative
Interviews!
Dogs
Cats
How many?
Qualitative
Quantitative
Why?
Qualitative
Quantitative
Overall: which is better?
Dogs!
Cats!
Neither!
Overall: which is better?
Qualitative!
Quantitative!
Neither!
If you're struggling with your workload and/or wellbeing, who can you go to?
The University Health Services
Student Academic Success (e.g., by booking a one-on-one consultation)
If applicable, the Disability Support Services
Friends and family for emotional support
The teaching team for academic support
