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Questionnaire

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A set of standard questions about a topic that is given to all the ptps in the survey.

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Survey

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A method used for collecting information from a large number of people by asking them questions, either by using a questionnaire or in an interview.

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Closed question

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A question where the possible responses are fixed, often as “yes” or “no” options.

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Open question

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A question where the person answering can give any response they like

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Unambiguous

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Something that has only one meaning.

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Ecological validity

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The results of the investigation can be said to apply to real-life behaviour. They are an accurate account of behaviour in the real world.

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Interview

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A method in which a researcher collects data by asking questions directly.

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Interviewee

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The person/ respondent who answers the questions in an interview.

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Structured interview

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An interview in which all the questions are pre-set, given in a fixed order and every interviewee is asked the same questions.

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Unstructured interview

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An interview in which only the first question is set and all the other questions are determined by the answers of the interviewee.

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Natural observation

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Watching the behaviour of people who are in the in their usual environment.

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Observation study

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A method of collecting information about behaviour by watching and recording people’s actions.

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Categories of behaviour

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The separate actions that are recorded as examples of the target behaviour.

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Inter-observer reliability

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When this is high, the records made by more that one observer in a study are considered to be accurate because they match or are very similar to each other.

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Case study

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An in-depth investigation of an individual, a small group or an organisation.

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Relationship

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A connection between two or more variables.

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Variable

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A factor or thing that can change- it varies.

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Correlation

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A technique used by researchers to establish the strength of a relationship between two variables.

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Scatter graph

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A graph for representing correlations

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Positive correlation

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A relationship between two variables in which, as the value of one increases, the value of the other variable also increases.

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Negative correlation

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A relationship between two variables in which, as the value of one variable increases, the value of the other variable decreases.

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No correlation

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There is no relationship between the two variables.

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Prediction

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A statement about what will happen, made before the event occurs.