Community Psychology Flashcards

313885719	qualitative	words are data. examining situations, processes+contexts that have not been studied in detail. Some researchers use qualitative approaches to explore + in theory development stages at a project, generating hypothesis that can be later tested
313885720	Qualitative methods	participation observations, Qualitative interviewing of individuals, non-equivalent comparison groups designs, interrupted time-series designs
313885721	participation observations	researchers join communities as a member, records personal experiences + observations, Strengths-strong relations w/community, thick description, contextual understanding. limits- generalizablity limited, sampling/data collection is not standardized, research influences setting studied, potential role conflict
313885722	Qualitative interviewing of individuals	collaborative approach open-ended questioning to elicit participant's understanding in his or her own words, intensive study of small samples Strengths:strong relationships, thick description, contextual understanding, more standardized limits generalizablity limited
313885723	non-equivalent comparison groups designs	similar field experiments excepts its RA , to experimental + control conditions.Strengths- standardized, some control confounding factors, practicality. Limits: Reliance on prior knowlegde, less control of confounds
313885724	interrupted time-series designs	longitudinal measurements of one or more settings before and after inventions may use multiple baseline designs, strengths-measurements in context, practicality, longitudinal perspective limits: reliance on prior knowledge, less control of confounds than randomized experiments, generalizability limits
313885725	multiple baseline designs	multiple time series design studies each conducted in a different community + compared to each other. Social innovation is implemented in each setting at different times, reduces the problems of external confounds + help generalibility
313885726	narratives	being shared by members of a group. share events ,values + other themes important to the identity+ sustainability of that group
313885727	personal stories	individual unique accounts created to make sense of their own lives, identity is embedded in a life story
313885728	experimental social innovation	evaluating the effects of an innovation implemented in an experimental design. Researchers can conduct a longitudinal study in which the innovation is implemented + compared with a control or comparison condition
313885729	epidemiology	study of frequency + distributions of disorders, risks factors, protective factors to prevent
313885730	mapping environments	availability of geographical information systems GIS methods offers new resources for studying relationships between physical spatial aspects at communities+ their psychosocial qualities
313885731	Randomized field experiments	evaluation of social innovation, random assignment to experimental + control conditions. Strengths: standardized methods, control of confounding factors, cause and effect. Limits: reliance on prior knowledge, difficult to obtain control groups in community settings, generalizability limited
313885732	Quantitative description	measurement+statistical analysis of standardized data from large samples, without experimental intervention. Study correlations. Strengths: standardized methods, generalizablity, study of variables that cannot be experimentally manipulated. Limits: reliance on prior knowlegde, decontextualized, limits cause and effect;