Scientific Method
Investigation Designs
Methods of Assessment
Mr Macs
Forensic Psychology
100

A statement, or testable prediction about the likely results of the research.

What is the hypothesis?

100

A type of research design that has a control group and a treatment group, and has to be done through random allocation to groups.

What is an Experimental design?

100

Kind of data that is recorded in numbers

What is Quantitative data?

100

Mr Mac's dog's name

Who is Toby?

100

Topic of our research report

What is eyewitness testimony?

200

the variable that is measured in the research

What is the dependent variable (DV)?

200

A variation of research that experiments on the same group of people across a long span of time, like a number of weeks, months or years.

What is a longitudinal study?

200

Type of data that comes doing interviews and conducting the delphi technique

What is qualitative data?

200
Mr Mac's Mum's name

Who is Kelly?

200

Forensic psychologist (1979) that studied reconstructive memory, among other forensic psychology factors

Loftus

300
deliberately manipulated, or changed, by the researcher to determine its effect on another variable.

What is an Independent variable (IV)?

300

Surprise question

The sport that Mr Mac plays

What is Hockey?

300

Data that is based on facts and evidence.

What is objective data?

300
Mr Mac's Dad's name

Who is Glen?

300

Factor that affected the reconstruction of participants' memory

What is misleading questions?

400

Other variables that interfere with the data

What is an extraneous variable?

400

A type of experimental design where one group will go through multiple different forms of treatments or experimental conditions in order to eliminated participant EVs.

What is a repeated measures design?

400

Facilitating a group conversation and recording qualitative data.

What is focus groups?

400

Mr Mac's friend's name that also teaches Psychology

Who is Matthew?

400

TV show that accurately represented the effects of stalking

What is Baby Reindeer?

500

Typically used for qualitative research, where the finding from the research are likely to come from interviews, thoughts, feelings and statements from participants.

What is the research question?

500

Form of research on groups that are pre-existing and where the researchers do not interact with the participants and research them in their own environment.

What is an Observational design?

500

Technique to collect data qualitative data from groups of experts and other targeted people of interest. Subsequent responses are sent out once the first ones are received, and reviewed by a panel of experts 

What is the Delphi technique?

500

Mr Mac's Brother's name

Who is Tucker

500

Type of stalker that tries to coincidentally meet up with the target of their stalking

What is an incompetent stalker?