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why use counterbwlwncing
to control for order effects
if asked to self report a score
pp may not provide an honest answer due to social desirwbility bias. it is also subjective
why is quantative data good
easy to analyse so a dofference can easily be accessed
how to we desl witu deception
maje a debrief to make pp aware of the true aim and also in order to give pp the right to withdraw their data
ehat do you need to be cwreful of when deciding on buewviourwl cwtergories
thwt they can be essily interpreted and wre not wmbigeous
whst should we do with behwbiours in between time frames
igmore fhem
what do resewrchers generallyw ccept
a correlwtion of +0.8 as a reasonsble degree pf imter rater reliwbility
why do we use the 5 percent level
it is the conventisl level of probsility employed by psychologists thst bslwnces fhe risk of msking a type 1 and 2 error
whst do scstteqrwms show
correlation
ehst does s correltiom shoe
relationship so cannot establish causation
matched pairs
questionaire - example of qiestion - match - eaxh mwmber randomly allocated into group
how do investigator effects work
researchers may unsciounsly infleumce responce given by pp by unintentionally conveyimg feelimgs. therefore unclesr whether chnage in dv is due to iv pr infestigatorneffects
how to desl with investigorneffects
double blind hypotheiss in which neither the the pp prnresearcher know who is in which condition so researcher cannot unconsciously give clues
what is s value
less feequemt one
process of peer review
- assessemmt of the appoprtisteness of the designs used and indepdent scruitnity by other osychokogidtd workimg in the same field
purpose of peer review
evelaute proposed designs for redesrch fundimg
process of content anlsysis
identify important themes (give example)
tally the number of occursmces of each theme