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meta analysis?
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researcher looks at findings from number of different studies and produces a statistic to measure overall effect
2
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effect size?
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this technique produces an effect size of the dv in order to assess overall trends
3
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examples of meta analysis?
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kohnken et al: cognitive interview vs standard police interviews
anderson et al: correlational, experimental and longitudinal research into video game violence linkes to aggression
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strengths?
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cheap,
quick to collect data,
can see trends,
minimise anomalies,
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weaknesses?
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not truly comparable,
conclusions not always valid,
takes time to analyse
psychology
flashcards
Decks in class (27)
# Cards
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attachment: animal studies into attachment14
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attachment: formation of attachment7
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attachment: bowlby's monotropic theory10
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attachment: caregiver infant interactions13
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attachment: stages of attachment12
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attachment: types of attachment and strange situation16
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attachment: cultural variations in attachment11
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research methods: investigation design20
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research methods: observations31
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research methods: questionnaires7
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research methods: interviews5
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research methods: meta analysis5
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research methods: sampling techniques7
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research methods: experimental methods and design25
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research methods: the role of bps in ethics8
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research methods: data analysis and presentation12
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research methods: peer review6
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approaches: social learning theory14
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approaches: the development of psychology6
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biopsychology: nervous system + hormones32
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biopsychology: plasticity + functional recovery of brain after trauma18
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biopsychology: split brain research12
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biopsychology: hemispheric lateralisation + localisation of brain function13
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biopsychology: circadian rhythms15
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biopsychology: ultradian + infradian rhythms18
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approaches: humanist10
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approaches: the psychodynamic approach22
