2 - Research Methods (Year One)

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Laboratory Experiments
What is a laboratory experiment,
What is the second point about wh...,
What is the third point about wha...
6  cards
Field Experiments
What are field experiments in rel...,
Where are field experiments condu...,
What is the second point abut wha...
6  cards
Natural Experiments
When does a natural experiment ta...,
What is the key point about the n...,
When can you measure the effect
6  cards
Quasi-experiments
Where can you carry out a quasi e...,
What is the key feature of a quas...,
What is an example of a differenc...
5  cards
Variables
What does an experiment involve,
Cause and effectwhich is iv and w...,
What is the independent variable
13  cards
Aims and Hypotheses
What are research aims,
What is a hypothesis,
What is the short hand for the nu...
14  cards
Validity
What are demand characteristics,
What are the three types of exter...,
What is ecological validity
17  cards
Reliability
Why do you need reliability,
What are the two types of reliabi...,
What is internal reliability
11  cards
Experimental Design 1 - Independent Groups
What are the 3 4 experimental des...,
What are the 4 steps to independe...,
What are the two advantages of in...
4  cards
Experimental Design 2 - Repeated Measures + Counterbalancing
What are the 3 4 experimental des...,
What are the 5 steps to repeated ...,
What happens during counterbalancing
5  cards
Experimental Design 3 - Matched Pairs
What are the 5 steps of matched p...,
When you are getting the second g...,
What are two advantages of matche...
4  cards
Investigator effects
What are investigator effects,
What do any cues act as,
What is another definition of inv...
7  cards
Control
Why is random allocation to condi...,
What will lack of random allocati...,
What is randomisation
4  cards
Pilot Studies and Confederates
What is a pilot study,
Why are pilot studies carries out,
What is the first advantage of ca...
5  cards
Sampling Methods
What is the target population,
What are the 5 types of sampling ...,
What is opportunity sampling example
18  cards
BPS Ethical Guidlines
What needs to take place to inves...,
When have the bps guidelines been...,
Where do the bps guidelines apply
34  cards
Debrief Form
What should be the first thing sa...,
What should be in the introductio...,
What do you need to remind partic...
7  cards
Observations
What is the thing to remember whe...,
What is naturalistic observation ...,
What is naturalistic observation 3
25  cards
Observational design
What are behavioural categories,
What is event sampling,
What is time sampling
3  cards
Self-report tequniques
What are the two self report tech...,
Within questionnaires what are th...,
What are closed questions
15  cards
Correlation Analysis
What is a correlation,
When does correlation show cause ...,
What does a correlation show
15  cards
Other Research Methods
What are the 4 other research met...,
What is a content analysis,
What is an example of a content a...
9  cards
Content Analysis
What is the first step of a conte...,
What is the second step of conten...,
What is the third step of content...
16  cards
Types of data
What is qualitative data,
What ides qualitative data give,
What are three example of methods...
12  cards
Data Types
What is the acronym to remember f...,
Does the order of the acronym matter,
What is nominal data
17  cards
Meaures of central Tendency and Dispersion
What is a measure of central tend...,
What are the most common measures...,
When can the mean be too sensitive
8  cards
Data Representation
What do the height of bars repres...,
What type of data is represented ...,
Are the bars separated or touchin...
14  cards
Data Distribution
What is the overall pattern of da...,
What is it always predicted that,
When you have really good distrib...
11  cards
Scientific Process and Peer Review
How does psychology develop,
What is an important part of the ...,
What do other psychologists do be...
6  cards

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