AICE PSYCHOLOGY CORE MAIN SET QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Semi-structured (Interview) - ✔✔Involves certain questions that must be asked but
can be in a different order or other questions can be asked
✔✔Case Study - ✔✔In depth detailed analysis of the individual or close-knit group
Strength
- Collect a lot of rich data for more validity
Weakness
- Generalization is hard to make (only looked at one person also a relationship can form
between participant/researcher which can lower validity)
✔✔Overt observation - ✔✔Participant knows they are being observed
✔✔Covert observation - ✔✔Participant does not know they are being watched
✔✔Participant observation - ✔✔Researcher becomes part of the group they are
observing and possibly interact with them
Strength
- Researcher understands motive for behaviors; increasing validity
Weakness
- Possibly informed consent or researcher just joined in
- Presence of an outsider can change the behavior of the group members
✔✔Non-Participant observation - ✔✔Researcher is out of sight
Strength
- Behavior of group will not be affected
, Weakness
- Don't exactly know why the behaviors are occurring so hard for qualitative data
✔✔Structured observation - ✔✔Researcher has a coded behavior checklist
Strength
- The coding/checklist leads to quantitative data
Weakness
- Is very restrictive (time sampling)
- Does not give a reason why he behavior is occurring
✔✔Unstructured observation - ✔✔Researcher notes all behavior they can see in
qualitative form over a period of time. No checklist. Simply record what is happening in
real time
Strength
- In depth Qual. data
Weakness
- may not understand why behavior is happening
✔✔Naturalistic Observation - ✔✔Takes place in an animal's or person's personal
environment
Strength
- Participants are unaware they are being watched
- Little demand characteristics
-General high ecological validity
Weakness
- Can't control extraneous variables
- Hard to determine cause and effect
- Replication can be difficult
✔✔Controlled Observation - ✔✔Watched behind a one-way mirror so researcher can
not be seen observing
Strength
- There is less chance for extraneous variables affecting the participant's behavior
Weakness
- Since settings are artificial the findings may lack ecological validity
AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Semi-structured (Interview) - ✔✔Involves certain questions that must be asked but
can be in a different order or other questions can be asked
✔✔Case Study - ✔✔In depth detailed analysis of the individual or close-knit group
Strength
- Collect a lot of rich data for more validity
Weakness
- Generalization is hard to make (only looked at one person also a relationship can form
between participant/researcher which can lower validity)
✔✔Overt observation - ✔✔Participant knows they are being observed
✔✔Covert observation - ✔✔Participant does not know they are being watched
✔✔Participant observation - ✔✔Researcher becomes part of the group they are
observing and possibly interact with them
Strength
- Researcher understands motive for behaviors; increasing validity
Weakness
- Possibly informed consent or researcher just joined in
- Presence of an outsider can change the behavior of the group members
✔✔Non-Participant observation - ✔✔Researcher is out of sight
Strength
- Behavior of group will not be affected
, Weakness
- Don't exactly know why the behaviors are occurring so hard for qualitative data
✔✔Structured observation - ✔✔Researcher has a coded behavior checklist
Strength
- The coding/checklist leads to quantitative data
Weakness
- Is very restrictive (time sampling)
- Does not give a reason why he behavior is occurring
✔✔Unstructured observation - ✔✔Researcher notes all behavior they can see in
qualitative form over a period of time. No checklist. Simply record what is happening in
real time
Strength
- In depth Qual. data
Weakness
- may not understand why behavior is happening
✔✔Naturalistic Observation - ✔✔Takes place in an animal's or person's personal
environment
Strength
- Participants are unaware they are being watched
- Little demand characteristics
-General high ecological validity
Weakness
- Can't control extraneous variables
- Hard to determine cause and effect
- Replication can be difficult
✔✔Controlled Observation - ✔✔Watched behind a one-way mirror so researcher can
not be seen observing
Strength
- There is less chance for extraneous variables affecting the participant's behavior
Weakness
- Since settings are artificial the findings may lack ecological validity
