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Psychology: Research Methods (DONE)

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Decks in this class (20)

Experimental Method
What are the 4 types of experimen...,
Independent variable 2,
Dependent variable 3
23  cards
Correlational Analysis
What is correlational analysis 1,
4 steps to carry out correlationa...,
Positive correlation 3
8  cards
Observation
Observation 1,
Naturalistic observation 2,
Controlled observation 3
14  cards
Self Report Methods + Case Studies
What are the 2 methods of self re...,
Closed questions 2,
Open questions 3
15  cards
Aims and Hypothesis
What is an aim 1,
What is a hypothesis 2,
Experimental methods 3
6  cards
Experimental Design (+Pilot Studies)
What are the 3 ways a participant...,
Independent groups 2,
2 advantages of independent groups 3
11  cards
Reliability and Validity
What is reliability 1,
What are the 3 types of reliabili...,
Internal reliability 3
13  cards
Ethics
Lack of informed consent 1,
Solution for lack of informed con...,
Deception 3
13  cards
Selection of Participants
Random sampling 1,
Evaluation random sampling 2,
Opportunity sampling 3
10  cards
The Relationship between Researchers and Participants
Demand characteristics 1,
How to reduce demand characterist...,
Investigator experimenter effects 3
4  cards
Types of Data
Quantitative data 1,
Advantages of quantitative data 2,
Disadvantages of quantitative data 3
6  cards
Primary and Secondary Data
Primary data 1,
Advantages of primary data 2,
Disadvantages of primary data 3
9  cards
Descriptive Statistics
Mean 1,
Dis advantages of mean 2,
Median 3
10  cards
Presenting Data
Bar chart 1,
Histogram 2,
Frequency polygon 3
6  cards
Levels of Measurement
Nominal data 1,
Ordinal data 2,
Interval data 3
3  cards
Statistical Testing
Mann whitney 1,
Unrelated t test 2,
Related t test 3
10  cards
Levels of Significance and Type 1 and Type 2 Errors
Type 1 errors 1,
Type 2 errors 2
2  cards
Analysing Qualitative Data: Content Analysis
Content analysis 1,
4 steps to content analysis 2,
Thematic analysis 3
4  cards
Psychological Investigations (Reporting, Referencing, Peer Review, Economy Impact)
Effect of psychological studies o...,
What are the 6 sections of a psyc...,
Psychological report abstract 3
11  cards
Features of Science
7 features of science 1,
Objectivity 2,
The empirical method 3
8  cards

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