Research Methods

Aim

Bar Chart

Behavioural Categories

Case Study

Closed questions

Co - variables

Concurrent Validity

Confidentiality

Confounding Variable

Content Analysis

Control group

Controlled Observation

Correlational Analysis

Counterbalancing

Covert Observation

Critical Value

Debriefing

Deception

Demand Characteristics

Dependant Variable
(DV)

Descriptive Statistics

Directional Hypothesis

Measures of Dispersion

Double blind Control

Ecological Validity/
External Validity

Ethical guidelines

Ethical Issues

Evaluation Apprehension

Event Sampling

Experimental Group

Extraneous Variable

Face Validity

Field Experiment

Histogram

Hypothesis

Independent Groups Design

Independent Variable (IV)

Inferential Statistics

Informed Consent

Inter Observer Reliability

Internal Validity

Interval Level Data

Investigator Effects

Laboratory Experiment

Matched Pairs Design

Measures of central tendency

Mean

Median

Mode

Meta analysis

Natural Experiment

Naturalistic Observation

Negative Correlation

Nominal Level Data

Non Directional Hypothesis

Normal Distribution

Observed value

Observer Bias

Open Questions

Operationalizing Variables

Opportunity sample

Order Effects

Ordinal Level Data

Overt Observation

Participant Observation

Peer Review

Pilot study

Positive Correlation

Presumptive Consent

Primary Data

Prior General Consent

Probability

Protection of Participants

Qualitative data

Quantitative Data

Quasi Experiment

Questionnaire

Random Sampling

Randomisation

Range

Reliability

Repeated Measures Design

Representative Sample

Retrospective Consent

Right to Withdraw

Sample

Scatter gram

Secondary Data

Semi structured interview

Sign Test

Significance

Semi Blind Control

Skewed distribution

Social Desirability Bias

Standard Deviation

Standardised Instructions

Standardised procedures

Stratified Sample

Structured Interview

Structured Observation

Systematic Sample

Target Population

Temporal Validity

Test-Retest Reliability

Thematic Analysis

Time Sampling

Type 1 Error

Type 2 Error

Unstructured Interview

Unstructured Observation

Validity

Volunteer Sample