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outline what is meant by peer review (2 marks) |
-research papers are independently checked by other psychologists working in a similar field -before the research is published - checked in terms of its validity, significance and originality |
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explain why peer review is important? (5 marks) |
1.provides a way of checking the validity of the research 2. making a judgement about the credibility of the research 3. assessingthe quality and appropriateness of the design and method 4. peers can assess the significance of the research in a wider context 5. can judge originality and relevance to other research 6. can offer improvements and recommendations to ensure it is well respected research |
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what is meant by the term content analysis? (1 mark) |
refers to a coding system where categories are used to analyse data before the experiment.
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how might a sociologist carry out content analysis (3 marks) |
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write a consent form for this study (5 marks) |
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how might you improve inter-rater reliability? |
1. improve the training of observers 2. make sure there is a distinction in categories 3. filming the observee to practice the categorisation |
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what is meant by reliability (1 mark) |
The extent to which results or procedures are consistent
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