Research methods

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Decks in this class (24)

Experimental methods
Definition of aim 1,
Hypothesis text book 2,
Hypothesis notes 3
22  cards
Research issues (control of variables)
Example of extraneous variable 1,
Extraneous variables ev 2,
Participant ev 3
12  cards
Experimental designs
Repeated measures design 1,
A03 strengths of repeated measures 2,
A03 weakness of repeated measures 3
11  cards
Self report techniques
Interviews + questionaires
9  cards
Measures of central tendency + dispersion
Measures of central tendency 1,
Mean arthimetic average 2,
Strengths mean 3
7  cards
Types of Experiment
Laboratory experiment 1,
Strengths lab 2,
Limitations lab 3
12  cards
Population + Sampling
Population 1,
Opportunity sample 2,
Random sample 3
17  cards
Distributions
0  cards
Implications of psychological research on the economy
0  cards
Case studies
0  cards
Self report techniques + design
0  cards
Observational Design
Issues in observational design 1,
Ways of recording data unstructur...,
Ways of recording data structured...
4  cards
Reliability
0  cards
Validity
Blank 1
1  cards
Control of Variables
Extraneuous variables 1,
Examples of extraneuous variables 2,
Confounding variables 3
5  cards
Features of a science
Blank 1,
Paradigm 2,
Paradigm shift 3
4  cards
Observational techniques
Importance of observation 1,
Naturalistic observations 2,
Controlled observations 3
14  cards
Correlations
Blank 1
1  cards
Types of Data
0  cards
Presentation of quantitative data
0  cards
Inferential statistics
0  cards
Is Psychology a Science
0  cards
Pilot studies
0  cards
Ethical issues + ways of dealing with them
0  cards

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