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Y2: Psychology: Criminal Methodology: Grounded Theory

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This flashcard set explores grounded theory, a method where theories are developed directly from research findings. It distinguishes between inductive (qualitative, theory-building) and deductive (quantitative, theory-testing) approaches, showing how data is coded and analysed to identify patterns and generate meaningful theoretical concepts grounded in real-world observations.

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What is grounded theory?

Developing a theory from research findings.

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Definition

What is grounded theory?

Developing a theory from research findings.

Define ‘inductive’.

The process of gathering qualitative information from research.

Describe an inductive grounded theory.

  • Research is conducted to gather information on an area of interest

  • A theory may then be developed after based on the evidenc...

Define ‘deductive’.

The process of gathering quantitative information from research.

Describe an deductive grounded theory.

  • Researchers identify an area of behaviour that they are interested in then gather information

  • As data is gathered, codes and...

Evaluate the generalisability using a low point.

P - Low
E - Data will come from a specific culture in a specific time frame using specific ppts
E - Therefore research may not be representat...

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Y2: Psychology: Criminal Methodology: Grounded Theory
TermDefinition

What is grounded theory?

Developing a theory from research findings.

Define ‘inductive’.

The process of gathering qualitative information from research.

Describe an inductive grounded theory.

  • Research is conducted to gather information on an area of interest

  • A theory may then be developed after based on the evidence gained

  • The qualitative analysis of the data forms this theory

Define ‘deductive’.

The process of gathering quantitative information from research.

Describe an deductive grounded theory.

  • Researchers identify an area of behaviour that they are interested in then gather information

  • As data is gathered, codes and categories are drawn from what they are observing

  • The researchers then look for patterns in this data

  • As theoretical concepts become apparent codes may become more specific

  • As research develops, researchers add more comments to give clarity to the data

  • The researcher then codes the relevant data to develop a clear theoretical concept that they can review other literature for and develop the theory with more detail

Evaluate the generalisability using a low point.

P - Low
E - Data will come from a specific culture in a specific time frame using specific ppts
E - Therefore research may not be representative of modern times as crime is a social construct

Evaluate the reliability using a low point.

P - Low inter-rater
E - Data is qualitative in an inductive method and so open to interpretation
E - This means different researchers may find different themes and so may not be consistent

Are there any applications?

P - Yes
E - It can identify new theories on topics with outdated ones that are in need of improvement
E - Therefore can direct more research in a certain direction to gather more important data

Evaluate the reliability using a high and low point.

P - High
E - Coding is done carefully and then codes are developed into wider concepts
E - Therefore this is a highly valid measure due to being in-depth and detailed
P - Low
E - It is very difficult to code and categorise concepts without some theory in mind
E - Therefore as the data is largely qualitative so there will be elements of researcher bias in subjectivity by finding the theory in the data

Any other evaluative comments?

P - More useful than thematic analysis
E - Thematic analysis is used to analyse qualitative data in a similar way however grounded theory goes on to develop a theory to explain the data
E - Therefore grounded theory allows the creativity that is needed to move from data about people to draw up ideas about how to explain the data