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- 1Self ReportWays to obtain data by asking participants to provide information about themselves.
Methods include questionnaires and interviews. - 2Rating ScaleNumerical scale on which a participant indicates a choice by selecting one number, providing quantitive data.
- 3Likert ScaleType of question which measures attitudes using a statement.
Participants respond by choosing a option; 'strongly agree', 'agree', 'don't know', 'don't agree', 'strongly disagree'. - 4Semantic Differential ScaleScale that allows participants to choose on a scale between two extremes.
i.e. between an opposing pair of words, such as 'weak' and 'strong'.
Scale used to measure attitudes. - 5Open QuestionsAllows participants to give full and detailed answers in their own words.
Generates qualitative data. - 6Closed QuestionsQuestions that offer a small number of explicitly stated alternative responses and no opportunity to expand on answers.
Generates quantative data. - 7QuestionnaireSelf report that consists of written questions.
- 8Structured QuestionnaireQuantative method of research.
Utilises closed questions and Likert Scales. - 9Unstructured QuestionnaireQuantative method of research.
Utilises open questions. - 10ValidityWhere a test or tool measures what it claims to measure.
- 11Concurrent ValidityWhether a measure will produce a similar score for another individual as another test that claims to assess the same.
- 12Ecological ValidityHow true a study is to natural/real life.
- 13Demand CharacteristicsFeatures of an experiment which helps participants to work out what is expected of them and influences their behaviour.
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- A level Psychology Flashcards on Definitions, created by Hanel Jasvantalal on 14/09/2016.
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