Research Reviewer Ethical Standards

These flashcards cover key concepts and ethical standards in research methodology, sampling techniques, data collection methods, and types of interviews.

A representative sample is part of the entire population, which is referred to as a __

sample

__ sampling selects samples that fit particular selection criteria, common in qualitative research.

Purposive.

_ is used to understand past events to comprehend the present and future.

Historical Research.

_ observation involves recording behavior in a natural setting.

Naturalistic.

A __ is a tool used to gather relevant information for analysis.

Research instrument.

_ questions are pre-written questions used to acquire specific information from respondents.

Questionnaires.

Interviews that allow flexibility in questions asked are called __ interviews.

Unstructured.

Questions that encourage a particular answer are known as __ questions.

Leading.

The process of selecting a sample from the population is termed __.

Sampling.

The analysis method focusing on identifying common themes or patterns is called __ analysis.

Thematic.

_ sampling is when participants help identify other participants for a study.

Snowball.

_ involves participant observation in research.

Participant Observation.

__ techniques are methods used to explore opinions and beliefs in research.

Self-report.

- PROVIDES SYSTEMATIC RULES TO GUIDE

RESEARCHERS IN CODUCTING STUDIES

Ethical Standards

QUESTION OF RIGHT AND WRONG

BEHAVIOR AND ATTITUDE WITHIN

NORMAL CONDITIONS

PURPOSE

norms

In-depth study of a single

individual, group, or event.

case study

Focuses on lived

experiences of individuals.

phenomenology

Studies past

events to understand the present and

future.

historical research

Study of people and

culture in their natural setting.

ethnography

Explore and analyze

content of a document, article, speech,

video, picture and others to understand a

certain problem.

content analysis

Process of gathering relevant

information to answer research questions

and generate solutions

data collection

researcher-participant

conversation using guide questions

interview

existing records

(letters, manuals, attendance sheets,

etc.).

participant or silent

observation to gather data not seen in

other methods.

observation

Identifying, examining, and interpreting

patterns/themes to draw conclusions.

data analysis

process of designing meaning to

different chunks of relevant data

gathered.

coding

MOST COMMONLY USED METHOD IN

QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS

- - FOCUSES ON IDENTIFYING THE

COMMON THEMES OR PATTERNS

thematic analysis

Systematic data collection approach

where researchers use all of their senses

to examine people in natural settings or

naturally occurring situations.

observation

The number of time a behavior happen

schedule/observation chart

USED TO EXPLORE THE OPINIONS,

BELIEFS, VIEWPOINT AND

JUDGEMENT ABOUT SOMETHING.

interview

allow the participant to directly provide

information about them. two commonly

used in self-report techniques are

interviews and questionnaires.

these are

generally yes/no questions that occur in

the early stages of the interview process.

verification question

learn about

how someone performed in the past by

asking someone to share a story of how

they have done something before to get a

good sense of their traits and skills.

behavioral question

the pupose of

this is to draw out analytical on problem

solving skill.

situational question

NOT NECESSARILY A

SPECIFIC QUESTION, IT IS GENERALLY A TASK

OR ASSIGNMENT THAT ALLOWS THE

PARTICIPANTS TO CREATE OR PERFORM

SOMETHING.

skills test

is a list of pre-written questions, printed

or typed in a sequence on a form used

for acquiring specific information from

the respondents.

questionnaire

Encourage

people to give a particular answer,

e.g "Many people think abortion is

wrong: do you agree?" This can

lead to a bias in responses.

leading questions

questions ask two

questions in one, e.g. "Do you think crime

is due to bad housing and poor

education?" The participant might want

to give different answers to the

questions.

double barrelled

can be

interpreted differently by different people,

e.g. "Do you drink coffee often?". A better

question would be "How many cups of

coffee do you drink every day?"

ambiguous question

use phrases or

technical jargon which people may not understand

complex question