Aims/Hypotheses
A statement outlining the purpose of a study
Aim
A list of questions that participants can respond to in a variety of formats
Questionnaire
The group of interest in a study from which a sample is drawn
Population
a set of rules and considerations that researchers must abide by when conducting research
Ethical guidlelines
A method for representing data in columns and rows
Table
An experiment is conducted to prove the hypothesis
T/F
False
An in-depth study of an individual or a very small group of individuals
Case Study
The type of sampling where every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected for the study
Random sampling
the right of the participants to willingly choose to participate in a research investigation
Voluntary participation
Data that concerns numerical amount is _____________ data whereas data of concepts that is measured or expressed non numerically is _____________ data.
quantitative
qualitative
The variable that is manipulated by the experimenter
Independent Variable (IV)
A group that is used as a basis for comparison in an experiment where participants are not exposed to the experimental condition(s)
Control group
The ideal type of allocation in which every member of the sample has an equal chance of being assigned to the experimental condition
Random allocation
the right of the participant to leave the study at any point, without consequence and for their personal details to remain private
withdrawal rights and confidentiality
The number of times a student says 'um' during an oral presentation is subjective/objective quantitative/qualitative data
objective
quantitative
It was hypothesised that people who meditate report lower stress levels
Identify the IV and DV
IV: How often people meditate
DV: Reported stress levels
The benefit of this research methodology is that a cause-effect relationship can be determined
Experiment
Which sampling method is most likely to be a representative sample of the population
A convenience sampling
B stratified sampling
Stratified sampling
The participants in Asch's conformity experiment were unaware of the true nature of the study. This is known as _____________ and ______________ must occur at the conclusion of the study to ensure participants to not leave with lasting harm.
deception and debriefing
A value that differs significantly from other values in a data set which can affect how significantly a mean summarises data
Outlier
It was hypothesised that students who study by answering exam questions score higher on VCE exams than students who study by reading their text book
Identify the operationalised IV and DV
Operationalised IV: Whether students study by answering exam questions or by reading their text book
Operationalised DV: Students number of correct responses on their VCE exam
Molly is conducting a study on the social interactions of young children. She got permission to watch pre-school students interact on their lunch break. She watched them for 10 minutes at a time and took notes on what she saw.
What type of study is Molly conducting?
Observational study
Name 3 ways that random allocation can be achieved when allocating participants to the experimental group or control group
Flipping a coin
Random number generator
Throwing dice
Drawing out of a hat
Name an ethical consideration that was breached in Milgram's Obedience Experiment.
No-harm principal (psychological stress)
Withdrawal rights
Deception/debriefing
Paige conducted an experiment in which she tracked the number of steps participants walked each day using a pedometer in order to see if there was a correlation with their health. The number of steps is an example of quantitative/qualitative data because it is expressed numerically and is subjective/objective because it did not rely on personal opinion.
quantitative
objective