psychology- as research psychology module

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Decks in this class (15)

Lesson 1-Experimental Methods
Define the independent variable,
Define dependent variable,
Define operationalisation
19  cards
Lesson 2- Observational Techniques
What is an observation,
What is a non participant observa...,
What is a participant observation
17  cards
Lesson 3- Self-report Techniques
0  cards
Lesson 4- Correlations
What is a correlation,
What is a positive correlation,
What is a negative correlation
7  cards
Lesson 5- Aims and Hypotheses of Pilot Studies
What is meant by an aim,
What is a hypothesis,
What is a null hypothesis
7  cards
Lesson 6- Sampling Techniques
What is meant by target population,
What is random sampling,
How can random sampling be conducted
17  cards
Lesson 7- Experimental Design
What is an experimental design,
What are the three types of exper...,
What are independent groups
14  cards
Lesson 8- Control Of Extraneous Variables
What are extraneous variables,
Why is it important to control ex...,
What are participant variables
18  cards
Lesson 9: Ethics
What is the name of the society t...,
What is informed consent,
Under what condition is informed ...
10  cards
Lesson 10: Peer review
During a peer review what process...,
What are the five factors that ar...,
What are the four things the revi...
11  cards
Lesson 11: Psychology and the Economy
What is meant by the economy,
What are the four ways in which p...,
What has social influence researc...
13  cards
Lesson 12: Types of Data
What is meant by quantitative data,
What are the four things quantita...,
What is meant by qualitative data
11  cards
Lesson 13: Presentation of Quantitative data
What is a scattergraph,
What does a scattergraph indicate,
What is a bar chart
4  cards
Lesson 14: Descriptive Statistics
0  cards
Lesson 15: The sign test
0  cards

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