Flawed Study Test

Brothers- B

basis of comparison- needs to be comparing one measure against another

Brothers- R

replication- needs to have multiple trials

Brothers- O

operational definitions- define all the variables & parts of a study- has to be measurable, not up to interpretation

Brothers- T

technique- what type of study

Brothers- H

hypotheses matches conclusion- must be the only thing you address in your conclusion

Brothers- E

ethics

Brothers- R

random sampling

Brothers- S

standardization of procedure

Types- tests

intellectual (achievement & aptitude) and personality (projective & objective) tests- create basis of comparison, difficult to create good tests due to cultural bias- can facilitate dangerous conclusions

Types- experimental method

gold standard of research, harder to create since you need to control all the variables; creates a control group, if then because, and independent & dependent variables

Types- correlational method

looking for a relationship between 2 things, not necessarily a cause & effect, no control group or causation, just noticing trends

Types- naturalistic observation

observes subject in natural environment w/o interference- gives insight into real-world behaviors & interactions

Types- case study

in-depth analysis of a group, event, or person- gets lots of info but little data, can’t apply findings to the masses

Types- surveys & questionnaires

gets lots of data fast, self response can create inaccurate results- need to be very careful how you word questions/instructions, huge risk of response bias

Types- longitudinal studies

repeated observations of same subjects over an extended period, can see developmental changes & shifts, many participants drop out

Types- cross-sectional studies

instead of studying 1 group over time- gets multiple groups encapsulating that in a shorter period of time, diverse groups of participants

Types- twin studies

looks into nature vs nurture since they share DNA and upbringing

Types- meta-analysis

combines results of multiple studies & analyzes their data, looks for trends