psych research methods

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Decks in this class (20)

Aims And Hypothesis
Define aim,
Define hypothesis,
What are the 2 types of hypotheses
7  cards
Experiment Types
What is a laboratory experiment,
Adv of lab,
Disadv of lab
12  cards
Variables, Research Issues & Techniques
What are the 2 main variables use...,
What is an independent variable,
What is a dependent variable
12  cards
Observation Types
What is a naturalistic technique,
Advantage of naturalistic tq,
Disadvantage of naturalistic tq
18  cards
Experimental Designs
What is an independent group expe...,
Adv of independent group exp,
Disadv for independent group exp
9  cards
Sampling
Define population,
Define target population,
Define sample
24  cards
Ethical Issues
What is informed consent,
How can investigators prevent the...,
What is deception
9  cards
Observational Design
What is unstructured observations,
What are the strengths of unstruc...,
What are the limitations of unstr...
15  cards
Self Report Techniques
What are questionnaires,
What are strengths of using quest...,
What are limitations of using que...
20  cards
Correlation
What is a correlation,
What are correlations plotted on,
What are the 3 types of correlations
13  cards
Types of Data
What is quantitative data,
What is quantitative data,
What is primary data
16  cards
Descriptive Statistics
What is presentation of qualitati...,
What are the 2 types of presentat...,
What are tables and graphs typica...
7  cards
Stat Testing/Peer Review/Psych+Econ
0  cards
Case Studies
0  cards
Content Analysis, Coding and Thematic Analysis
0  cards
Reliability and Validity
What is reliability,
What does reliability relate to,
What are the two types of interna...
15  cards
Statistical Testing and Probability
What is statistical testing,
Why do we use statistical testing...,
What information do you need to k...
7  cards
Measures Of Central Tendency And Dispersion
What are the 3 levels of measurem...,
What is nominal data,
What is ordinal
28  cards
Peer Review
0  cards
Economic Psych
0  cards

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