Research Methods: Sampling Methods & Ethics
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- Q1What is Gender Bias?When a sample has mainly males or females and does not represent all gendersonly collecting good looking male or female participantsthe researcher is sexist30s
- Q2If research is Androcentric, what does this mean?the sample is predominantly made up of femalesthe sample is limitedthe sample is predominantly made up of malesthe sample does not have diverse cultures within it30s
- Q3What is an accurate definition of population validity?ensuring that most of the participants were telling the truthbeing able to generalise results from the researchers sample to the target population30s
- Q4What is opportunity sampling?anyone who volunteers for the researchanyone who is available at the time of the research30s
- Q5Identify the INCORRECT strength of an opportunity sampling method:quick and cheap to carry out, so easy to replicatecan guarantee a large sample sizeit is the only sampling method for some research methods e.g. observations where consent is not gainedgood if you are looking for a sample with similar characteristics30s
- Q6If a sample is gynocentric, what does this mean?the sample is predominantly made up of malesthe sample is predominantly made up of femalesthe sample has been effected by researcher biasthe sample is diverse30s
- Q7What is the best definition for cultural biaswhen a sample is made up of a diverse range of culturesinterpreting and judging behaviour by standards inherent to one's own culturewhen a sample mostly consists of people from one cultural context30s
- Q8What is a self-selected sample?participants are collected by their friendsparticipants choose themselves to take part in the studyparticipants are around at the time30s
- Q9Identify the INCORRECT weakness of a self-selected sample:increased chance of researcher biascertain types of people tend to volunteer and may not be representative30s
- Q10Identify the INCORRECT strength of a self-selected sample:quick and practical to carry out, so easy to replicatecan reach a wider variety of participants through emails, posters, advertisementscan guarantee a diverse sample that can be generalised to the wider populationmore ethical, as participants have given their consent by signing up to the study30s
- Q11What is random sampling?participants are chosen through advertisingevery member of the population has a fair and equal chance of taking partpicking up participants who are available at the time30s
- Q12What term is used when a participant is mislead in a study ?deceptionavoiding harminformed consentdebrief30s
- Q13What term is used to describe points of concern or dilemmas about what is morally correct?ethicsegocentricethnicityeligibility30s
- Q14What term is used to describe the part of the population that the study is aimed at?target populationresearch methodbiassample30s
- Q15Which of the following is an advantage of a stratified sample?quick and easytime consumingno researcher bias
good generalisability
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