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Psychology Research Methods
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- 1Report Writing: Abstract Section150-200 words
Brief summary of study - method and results - 2Report Writing: Consent Forms1. Curtsey
2. Background
3. Contact Details for Questions
4. Sign & Date - 3Report Writing: IntroductionDefinitions
Background/Previous Studies
Aim
Experimental/Null Hypotheses - 4Report Writing: MethodologyParticipants
Sampling Method
Design
Apparatus
(Operationalised) Variables
Ethics
Procedure - 5Report Writing: Results SectionDescriptive Statistics
Graphical Analysis
Interpretation of Results
Discussion
(inc. hypotheses/aim, comparison to previous research and limitations and ways to solve these) - 6Report Writing: Debrief Form1. Courtesy
2. True aims of the Study
3. Ethics
4. Contact Details
5. Sign and Date - 7Report Writing: Sections of a ReportTAIM RaDAR
Title
Abstract
Introduction
Methodology
Results
Discussion
Appendix
References - 8Features of ScienceFalsifiable
Reliable
Reductionist
Objective
General Nomothetic Laws - 9Popper's Hypothetico-Deductive ModelScientific Theories must be tested and proven false.
Scientists test their theories and try to find disproof.
Only when we find counter-evidence can we be certain a theory isn't true & needs to be revised. This is a scientific knowledge progress. - 10Popper's Hypothetico-Deductive Model: Aim of ResearchEven if the hypothesis is consistenly supported by empirical findings, it is still not certain that the theory is true.
There could always be disproof or an exception.
AIM: to create and test as many hypotheses as possible so we can be more confident and the theory can develop into general laws - 11What is an... Academic Journal?Published scholarly, peer-reviewed articles written by experts in order to distribute knowledge, not make money.
- 12Examples of Psychological JournalsBritish Journal of Psychology
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships - 13What is... Peer Review?The process of subjecting a piece of research to independent scrutiny by other psychologists working in a similar field who consider the research in terms of its validity, significance and originality.
- 14Pros of Peer ReviewEnsures High Quality
Ensures Research is Valid and Conducted Scientifically
(Like Quality Control) - 15Process of Peer Review1. Submitted and scrutinised by a 1-3 referees (psychologists working in the same field)
2. Referees will/will not recommend the article based on whether there are suitable research methods used
3. Peer Review has 3 purposes: to allocate funding, publication of research and to assess the research rating of uni departments
4. Manuscript is sent to a journal - 16Uses of Peer Review in the Scientific Process1) Authors and researchers don't spot every mistake, so showing the work to others increases the probability of weaknesses being identified and addressed
2) Helps prevent dissemination of irrelevant finding, unwarranted claims and unacceptable interpretations, personal views and deliberate fraud
3) Judges the quality & significance of the research in a wider context
4) Research can be taken seriously because it's independently scrutinised - 17Problems with Peer Review1) Resistance to Change
2) Competition
3) The "file-drawer" Problem
4) Gender Bias
5) Institution Bias
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- A-Level Psychology (PSYA4 Research Methods) Flashcards on Psychology Research Methods, created by annie on 02/02/2015.
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