2. psyc- research methods

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Experimental Methods
Define an aim,
Define a hypothesis,
What is a directional hypothesis ...
9  cards
Control of Variables
Explain extraneous variables,
Explain confounding variables,
Explain demand characteristics
7  cards
Experimental Design
Explain independent groups,
Explain repeated measures,
Explain matched pairs
6  cards
Types of Experiment
Explain laboratory experiments,
Evaluate the strengths of laborat...,
Evaluate the strengths of a field...
12  cards
Sampling
Define population,
Explain a random sample,
Evaluate a random sample
11  cards
Ethical Issues and ways of dealing with them
Explain informed consent,
Explain deception,
Explain protection from harm
5  cards
Pilot studies (and more)
Explain a pilot study,
Explain peer review,
What are the 3 aims of peer review
6  cards
Observational Technique
Explain and evaluate naturalistic...,
Explain and evaluate controlled o...,
Explain and evaluate covert obser...
6  cards
Observational Design
Explain an unstructured observation,
Explain a structured observation,
Explain behavioural categories
10  cards
Self-Report Techniques
Explain a questionnaire,
Explain open questions,
Explain closed questions
10  cards
Self-Report Design
Explain a likert scale,
Explain a rating scale,
Explain a fixed choice option
8  cards
Correlations
What do correlations show,
Explain the types of correlation,
What is the difference between co...
5  cards
Data Analysis: Kinds of Data
Explain qualitative data,
Explain quantitative data,
Evaluate qualitative data
8  cards
Data Analysis: Descriptive statistics
Explain the mean as a measure of ...,
Evaluate the mean as a measure of...,
Explain the medium as a measure o...
13  cards
Data Analysis: Graphs
Explain summarising data in a table,
Explain bar charts,
Explain scattergrams
7  cards
Mathematical Content
Explain how to calculate a percen...,
Explain how to convert a percenta...,
Explain how to convert a decimal ...
7  cards
Case studies and Content Analysis
Explain the role of a case study,
Evaluate a strength of a case study,
Evaluate a weakness of a case study
8  cards
Reliability
Explain inter rater reliability,
Explain test retest reliability,
Explain questionaries for improvi...
6  cards
Types of Validity
Explain internal validity,
Explain concurrent validity,
Explain face validity
5  cards
Choosing a statistical test
What criteria should be considere...,
Explain how to decide if it is a ...,
Explain how to pick the experimen...
8  cards
Probability and Significance
Explain levels of significance an...,
Whats the difference between desc...,
Explain the critical value
6  cards
introduction to inferential testing (own)+ stragglers
0  cards

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