Dear Jason
Often the easiest way of finding participants is to think about where you
find lots of people like them, then go recruit people specifically at that
location. I needed lots of students so I got a stall at the university's
freshers' fair -- I can sign up over 1,000 in two days, which more than
keeps me going for the year. Most doctor's surgeries now have an asthma
clinic, so why not try recruiting participants that way? Likewise there
are websites and bulletin boards for asthma sufferers who could perhaps
advertise your study for you.
Best wishes,
Nicholas Gibson
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Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 18:25:44 +0100
From: Jason Codner <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: HELP!!
i am doing an MSc in Health Psychology London Metropolitan University, in
order to pass I need to complete a disseration by the middle of September.
I am looking at asthma suffers and quality of life but am having trouble
getting hold of participants.
If I am still looking for participants to answer 3 small questionnaires
for
me. If you suffer from asthma (or known someone who does), and takes
medication for it and could fill in 3 small questionnaires for me, that
would be much appreciated. They are fairly straightforward and should only
take about 10mins to complete. Please contact me A.S.A.P if you can help.
Many Thanks
Jason Codner
Department of Psychology
Calcutta House
London Metropolitan University
London
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> Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 10:06:33 +0100
> From: Dominic Madell <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Q-sort data
>
> Hi, Does anyone have knowledge of Q-methodology? In particular, I was wondering
> if anyone could recommend any good software for the analysis of Q-sort data. In
> addition, any references about this technique, other than McKeown, B. and
> Thomas, D. (1988) Q Methodology, would be much appreciated.
> Thanks very much
> Dominic
>
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>
> Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 10:10:24 +0100
> From: F Martin <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Quantam Psychology?
>
> Hi there
>
> Does anyone know anything about chaos in psychology (and I mean chaos
> theory, I know lots about the other sort of chaos in psychology!)? I'm
> having problems because I'm trying to test the reliability of a scale -
> which is fine. But the thing the scale measures is very dynamic, so a
> traditional test-retest style correlation of reliability is rubbish because
> things have changed. I don't know anything about chaos and complexity, but a
> fellow student suggested the idea to me.
>
> Any help is much appreciated!
>
> Faith
>
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>
> Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 12:24:50 +0100
> From: Cedric Ginestet <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Q-sort data
>
> Hi Dominic,=20
>
> Q-methodology is a relatively old technique that had made a lot of waves
> back in the 50s, but is now that much used. The references below may
> help. I also remember that quick web search had brought me a lot of
> details on this fmaily of methods.=20
>
> Cedric
>
> Brown, S. R. (1980). A primer on Q-methodology. Operant Subjectivity,
> 16, 91-138.
> Brown, S. R. (1994). Q-methodology as the foundation for the science of
> subjectivity. Operant Subjectivity, 18, 1-16.
> Stephenson, W. (1953). The Study of Behavior: Q-technique and its
> methodology. Chicago: Chicago University Press.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Research of postgraduate psychologists.
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dominic Madell
> Sent: 03 August 2005 10:07
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Q-sort data
>
>
> Hi, Does anyone have knowledge of Q-methodology? In particular, I was
> wondering=20
> if anyone could recommend any good software for the analysis of Q-sort
> data. In=20
> addition, any references about this technique, other than McKeown, B.
> and=20
> Thomas, D. (1988) Q Methodology, would be much appreciated. Thanks very
> much Dominic
>
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>
> Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 13:21:19 +0100
> From: Jeremy Miles <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Quantam Psychology?
>
> Reliability is the correlation of a measure with it's true score. One
> way in which this can be assessed is through test-retest - the true
> score correlation is assumed to be 1, and the error correlation is
> assumed to be 0. For some measures, this is inappropriate, because the
> assumption of non-changing true score cannot be met.
>
> You've got such a measure.
>
> The other common way of assessing reliability is coefficient alpha -
> this looks at the internal consistency of a scale. However, the model
> that is (implicitly) used by alpha is sometimes incorrect - it assumes
> that the indicators are effects, not causes, of the construct being
> measured (see Bollen and Lennox, Conventional wisdom on measurement,
> Psychological Bulletin, 1989 [I think]).
>
> I don't think you need to consider chaos theory.
>
> Jeremy
>
>
>
>
>
> F Martin wrote:
> > Hi there
> >
> > Does anyone know anything about chaos in psychology (and I mean chaos
> > theory, I know lots about the other sort of chaos in psychology!)? I'm
> > having problems because I'm trying to test the reliability of a scale -
> > which is fine. But the thing the scale measures is very dynamic, so a
> > traditional test-retest style correlation of reliability is rubbish because
> > things have changed. I don't know anything about chaos and complexity, but a
> > fellow student suggested the idea to me.
> >
> > Any help is much appreciated!
> >
> > Faith
> >
>
>
>
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