RM

• ETHICS ACRONYM CDRIP
• C.. and explain confidentiality, results and Ps information should be kept private and anonymous
• D.. and explain deception, Ps should not be lied to about the true aim of the experiment
• R... and explain right to withdraw, Ps have the right to withdraw before, during and after the experiment
• I... and explain informed consent, Ps should fully understand the experiment and what theyre consenting too.
• who cant consent to an experiment and why? under 16s and adults with impairments cant fully understand the experiment
• P.... and explain. protection from harm, Ps shouldnt come to any psychological or physical harm during the experiment.
• what are the 6 ways of dealing with ethical issues? brief, debrief, consemt form, standardised instructions, ethics commitee and dealing with confidentiality
• a brief is said to Ps before a study. it includes - introduction - brief details about study (no hypothesis) - assure confidentiality - explain they wont come to any harm - consent form
• what is a consent form? a form detailing all relevant info that might affect their decision
• what is presumptive consent? a similar group of people are asked if the experiment is acceptable
• what are standardised instructions? instructions given to all the contestants that are all the exact same and are written/spoken in present tense
• what is an ethical commitee? a board of experts and people who check ethical issues and weigh cost benefit analysis
• how to deal with confidentiality? using pseudonyms, initials, numbers
• what is primary data? data collected first hand by a researcher to test their own hypothesis
• strengths of primary data? - specific info gathered for the experiment
• limitations of primary data requires time and effort to gather research
• what is secondary data? data that is not personally collected by the researcher and comes from other sources
• strengths of secondary data not expensive and less time and effort required
• limitations of secondary data - variation in quality of data - info can be out of date or obsolete
• what is meta analysis? where a variety of studies done on a particular topic are summarised together
• strengths of meta analysis less time and money for the reearcher as alot of data has already been collected in a short time
• limitations of meta analysis high chance of being prone to researcher bias, purposefully or unconsciously
• what is quantative data? measuring data in numerical ways
• strengths of quantative data - less open to bias - simple to analyse - comparisons are easy to make
• limitations of quantitive data - narrrower in scope - fails to represent real life
• what is qualitative data? focuses on participants thoughts and feelings
• strengths of qualitative data - rich in detail - external validity - developed thought
• limitations of qualitative data difficult to analyse, hard to compare, cant be summarised statistically
• the experimenter manipulates the independant variable to measure the dependant variable whilst attempting to control extraneous and confounding variables. this allows the experimenter to infer cause and effect
• what is an independant variable? this variable is altered or manipulated by the experimenter
• what are the 2 conditions called? - experimental condition - control condition
• what is a dependant variable the main measured outcome of the experiment
• what is an extraneous variable any other variable (apart from the iv) that may have an effect on the outcome if it isnt controlled
• examples of extraneous variables lighting noise temperature
• what is a confounding variable any variable (other than iv) that may effect the dv but we cant be sure of the source
• examples of confoudning variables - IQ - personality - illness - age
• what is operationalising variables? making sure the variable is clearly definied and can be easily measured
• the independant variable is manipulated, extraneous variables are controlled so the cause and effect can be measured on the dependant variable
• what are demand characteristics? a cue from the researcher that may be interpreted to the Ps as the true aim