Quantitative Methods
Qualitative Methods
Evaluating studies
Concepts
Paper 2
100
What's another way of saying "quantitative data?"
Numerical data
100
What's another way of saying qualitative data?
Descriptive data
100
Consistency of results in research is called...
Reliability
100
What are the six concepts?
Bias, measurement, causality, perspective, change and responsibility
100
How many questions are there in Paper 2?
5
Section A - 4
Section B - 1
200
Which two methods in your class practical are quantitative methods?
Questionnaires and experiments
Note: questionnaires can sometimes gather qualitative data but are mostly used in quantitative research
200
Which two methods in your class practicals are primarily qualitative methods?
Interviews and observations
Note: both can collect quantitative data, but are mostly used in qualitative studies
200
Accuracy of results in research is called...
Validity (or credibility in qualitative research)
200
Responsibility can be discussed by analysing the extent to which e..... s....... were followed.
Ethical standards
200
How many total marks is Paper 2 worth?
35
Section A: 4, 4, 6, 6
Section B: 15
300
True or False: If a questionnaire is used in a correlational study, it loses it's no longer a "research method" and becomes a "data gathering tool." (According to the IB).
True.
300
What type of analysis is conducted on qualitative data?
Thematic analysis
300
What are three types of external validity?
Population validity
Ecological validity
Mundane realism
Temporal validity
300
Which concept is best explained by discussing psychological practice? (How psychology is used in the real world by psychologists).
Change
Psychologists in different fields use interventions, preventions, and inform policies to change behaviour
300
What do you have to write about in Section B?
Two to four concepts about an unseen study
400
A variable other than the IV that might affect the DV is an...
extraneous variable
confounding variable would also be accepted (a confounding variable is an extraneous variable that actually has affected the results)
400
Is a case study a quantitative or qualitative method?
Trick question - it's both.
A case study uses a variety of methods to gather data on a single subject.
400
What are three types of reliability?
Test-retest
Replicability
Inter-rater
400
Which O word can is relevant to at least 5 of the 6 concepts?
Operationalization (or operational definitions)
400
One way to answer Question 4 (how to use an alternative method) is to use the acronym TAMPA. What does TAMPA stand for?
500
How do we know if the effect in an experiment is actually because of the independent variable?
a) We conduct inferential statistical analysis
b) If the p-value is less than 0.05 (<5%) we conclude the result was likely because of the IV.
500
What are three steps in a thematic analysis?
1. Familiarisation (reading and re-reading)
2. Coding data (breaking into bits)
3. Grouping into themes
4. Reviewing themes
5. Labelling themes
6. Presenting findings
500
"The extent to which the results were due to the manipulation of the IV" is called...
Internal validity
- A study has high internal validity if the extraneous variables were controlled
500
What are five biases relevant to research?
Researcher bias
Self-report bias
Recall bias
Confirmation bias
Placebo bias
Social desirability bias
Sampling
500
One way to answer Question 1 is to use the acronym RAM-PAC.
What does RAM-PAC stand for?
R - research question
A - aim
M - method
P - procedure
A - analysis
C - conclusion