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What is an independent variable?
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What you change within an experiment
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What is a dependent variable?
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What you measure within an experiment, measuring the effect of the IV
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What is an extraneous variable?
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A varaible that you don’t measure which affects the DV
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What is a confounding variable?
A
A variable linked to the IV which affects the DV
5
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What is operationalisation?
A
Putting variables in a prcise form that can be tested, allowing for replication of the study
Psychology: Research Methods
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Decks in class (27)
# Cards
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Variables5
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Aims and Hypotheses3
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Pilot Studies2
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Experimental Design13
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Sampling Methods16
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Ethics8
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Materials3
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Types of Experiments18
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Problems With Experiments4
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Types of Observations9
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Designing Observations5
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Self-Report Techniques5
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Correlational Analysis3
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Meta Analysis and Systematic Review6
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Quantitive and Qualitative data6
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Primary and Secondary Data5
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Level of Measurement10
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Measures of Central Tendency4
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Measures of Dispersion3
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Presentation of Quantitative Data3
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Data Distributions5
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Sections of a psychological report10
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Stats testing10
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Case studies3
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Content analysis5
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Reliability3
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Features of science6
