Psychological Investigations Quiz

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What is event sampling?
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  • A predetermined list of specific behaviours that are ticked when observed.
  • Observation of participants at certain events.
  • Sampling participants from events.

Frage 2

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A snapshot study is a study conducted over a short period of time.
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  • True
  • False

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What are the advantages of a likert scale?
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  • Quantify responses and compare results easily.
  • Participants can quickly complete the questionnaire.
  • It's uses qualitative data that provides rich insight in to the participants thoughts, attitudes and feelings.

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Time sampling involves observations for set lengths of time at set intervals.
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  • True
  • False

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Participant observation is when the participants observe each other and record what they observe.
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  • True
  • False

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What are the disadvantages of participant observation?
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  • Observer bias and ethical issues.
  • Demand characteristics and ethical issues.
  • Social desirability and ethical issues.

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What is inter rater reliability?
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  • The extent to which different observers are able to observe and code behaviour in the same way.
  • The extent to which different observers get the same results, if they are the same then they have high inter rater reliability.

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The advantages of participant observation are high ecological validity and detailed insight.
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  • True
  • False

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How can you create high inter rater reliability?
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  • By having more then one observer, train them to use a coding system and compare their results.
  • Use lots of observers, if they are psychology students they won't need training.

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Observation is a research method that involves collecting data by watching people, there is no independent variable.
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  • True
  • False

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What is a likert scale?
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  • A type of rating scale that gives responses on a continuum.
  • A type of rating scale in which participants rate how much they like something.
  • A type of scale where participants rate the questions on the questionnaire.

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What type of observation is it when participants are observed in an environment created by the researcher?
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  • Structured Observation
  • Event Sampling
  • Time Sampling

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The disadvantages of structured observation are that it has high control and experimenter bias.
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  • True
  • False

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What are the disadvantages of time sampling?
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  • Time consuming and lower reliability as consistency may be harder during different time intervals.
  • Might miss other important behaviour in between intervals.

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An advantage of closed questions is that it is easy it analyse, compare and present data.
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  • True
  • False

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What is a questionnaire?
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  • A form of interview in which the researcher asks questions
  • A form written self report.

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What are closed questions?
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  • Participants select a response from a choice of predetermined options.
  • There are only two responses to choose from.

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What is an advantage of time sampling?
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  • Reduces amount of time observing and may increase validity.
  • Low control and high validity

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An advantage of event sampling is that it limits the behaviours observed, reducing the chance of the behaviour being missed.
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  • True
  • False

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An advantage of structured observation is that it has high control and is ethical.
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  • True
  • False

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A longitudinal study is a study conducted over a long period of time.
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  • True
  • False

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What are the disadvantages of using a likert scale?
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  • Lack of detail and central tendency bias.
  • Too much detail, hard to compare and analyse data

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An advantage of observation is that it had high control.
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  • True
  • False

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An advantage of observation is that they have high ecological validity
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  • True
  • False

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What is a disadvantage of open questions?
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  • Able to answer to generally so can often give to much detail.
  • Difficult to analyse and compare data
  • Participants can answer the question wrong (not the typical response wanted)

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What are the advantages of open questions?
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  • Allows explanation.
  • Collects detailed qualitative data.
  • Allows for results to easily be compared.

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Self report is a research method in which participants report their personal beliefs and opinions.
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  • True
  • False

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What is an open question?
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  • Participants can respond in any way they like and are not restricted.
  • Participants can expand on their choice of answer from a predetermined list.
  • Participants can only say certain responses but can explain why.
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