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| Not exposed to the treatment |
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| Threats to internal Validity |
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-History Effect
-Maturation Effect
-Experimentation Effect
-Instrumentation Effect
-Testing Effect
-Regression Effect
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| The extent to which we can be sure that the outcome of the experiment is due to the treatment |
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Chuck's experiment to see if more studying increased his grades.
This experiement does not rule out rival hypotheses becuase there is still apossibility that he was getting better grades due to the fact that he stopped drinking 3 cases of beer a week. |
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| Has to do with the extent to which we can generalize our results to other poeple in other settings |
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Has to do with the degree to which 2 (or more) people measure something in the same way
Ex: have multiple raters watch the same commercial, and ask how much agreement there is on whether the actor is a baby ect. |
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| The processes of describing and analyzing content are simplified by the creation of coding sheets to help keep track of the content of whatever is being studied. |
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| Systematic description and analysis of recorded information |
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| Diaries, letters, and other personal documents |
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| The research evidence is some deposit of materials (Garbology) |
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| Where the degree of selective wear on some material yeilds the measure |
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| Each hypothesis posits a specific relationship between particular vaiables. Researchers design experiments or surveys to test their hypothesis and indirectly, their theory |
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| Began not with a theory or even a hypothesis but with a particular social situation or a group of people; they begin with something to observe |
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| A german word that refers to a kind of understanding that comes through empathy |
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| We can study humans as objects, but people unlike atoms and planets are more than objects moved by oustide sources; people attribute meaning to their behavior and do thigns for reasons. |
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| Refers to the study of subjective aspects of behavior |
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| Study people in their natural habitats |
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| This might involve reading the newspaper accounts of an organization, studying brochures, talking with former members, or examining governemnt documents (the researcher frequently visits the site) |
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| Has no contact with people he/she observes |
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| Joins the poeple being observed |
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| (most popular) The researcher acknowledges his or her status as a researcher and is thereby free to ask lots of questions |
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| Two fundamental ethical principles that the complete participant violates by definition |
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-Informed Consent
-Respect for privacy |
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| People who have the power to admit or refuse entry to a field |
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| A member of the group who will introduce you to other members in the group |
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Prepared response to the questions that people will inevitably ask
(should be: -Truthful
-need not elaborate
-questions you ask must go with the cover story)
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| Jottings written in the field |
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| Full description of what was observed |
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| Comments reflecting the observers interpretations, analysis, impressions |
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| as you do your fieldwork, follow where the data leads |
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