Psychological Reports/Snapshot/Longitudinal/Casestudies
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- Q1Look at the following academic reference: Piliavin, I.M., Rodin, J.A. & Piliavin, J. (1969) Good Samaritanism: An underground phenomenon? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 13. What are the two errors in this Harvard style reference?the date of the study should be at the end of the referencethe title should give the aim of the investigationthe page numbers are missing and the title of the journal is not in italicsthe surnames of the researchers should be listed in alphabetical order30s
- Q2What is always included in an academic reference for a journal?location of researchparticipants used in researchmethod used in researchdate of publication30s
- Q3What is the purpose of an Abstract in a practical report?the main conclusions of an investigationthe rationale behind an investigationthe raw data from an investigationan overview of the main stages of an investigation30s
- Q4What section of a report am I likely to view a graph?resultsmethodfindingsappendices30s
- Q5What section of a report would I find strengths and weaknesses of the study and suggestions of further research?resultsconclusionintroductiondiscussion30s
- Q6What section of a report would I find raw data tables?discussionappendicesresultsconclusion30s
- Q7What section in a psychological report appears first, but is written last?methodabstractintroductionresults30s
- Q8What section would the hypotheses appear?introductionmethoddiscussionappendices30s
- Q9What does D.A.P.P. stand for?Design, Apparatus, Participants, PlanDesign, Apparatus, People, ProcedureDesign, Apparatus, Participants, ProcedureData, Apparatus, Participants, Procedure30s
- Q10What section would you see the experimental designmethodresultsdiscussionintroduction30s
- Q11Identify the most accurate definition of a case studyCase studies are carried out on a large group of people over a long period of timeCase studies are very detailed investigations of an individual or small group of people, usually regarding an unusual phenomenonCase studies are an indepth data collection of abnormal behaviourCase studies tend to collect data at one moment in time30s
- Q12Identify the CORRECT difference between case studies and longitudinal researchcase studies only focus on unusual behaviour whereas longitudinal focuses on normal behaviourcase studies are carried out over a long period of time, whereas longitudinal is over a short periodcase studies only collect qualitative data, where as longitudinal only collects quantitative datacase studies have small samples, whereas longitudinal tend to have large samples30s
- Q13NEW QUESTION TYPE ALERT: Sort these statements into strengths and weaknesses of case studiesUsers sort answers between categoriesSorting30s
- Q14NEW QUESTION TYPE ALERT: sort these statements into strengths and weaknesses of longitudinal researchUsers sort answers between categoriesSorting30s
- Q15Select the FALSE statement about snapshot studiesDue to the use of experiments, they can lack ecological validityLacks detail due to mainly collecting quantitative dataHas the advantage of understanding how behaviour can change over timeGood way of obtaining evidence before a costly and time consuming longitudinal study30s