Psychology Paper 2: Research Methods

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Experimental method
Types of experiments lets find ne...,
Types of experiments lets find ne...,
Types of experiments lets find ne...
8  cards
Observational techniques
Observational techniques ao1 1,
Observational techniques ao3 2,
Observational techniques how to g...
13  cards
Self-report techniques
Self report techniques ao1 1,
Self report techniques qic q ao1 2,
Self report techniques qic q ao3 3
11  cards
Correlations
needs practice priority!
6  cards
Aims and hypotheses
Aim 1,
Hypothesis 2,
Types of hypothesis na n 3
6  cards
Sampling
Reason for sampling 1,
Bias and generalisation 2,
Methods of sampling vross v ao1 3
12  cards
Pilot Studies+Experimental design
Pilot studies ao1 definition proc...,
Experimental design igd character...,
Experimental design rmd character...
4  cards
Ethics
The role of the british psycholog...,
The role of the british psycholog...,
The role of the british psycholog...
7  cards
Variables
Extraneous variables 1,
Confounding variables 2,
Demand characteristics definition...
6  cards
Reliability and Validity
Reliability 1,
Validity 2,
Types of reliability ie i 3
15  cards
Features of science
Features of science theprof t 1,
Features of science theprof h 2,
Features of science theprof e 3
7  cards
Reporting psychological investigations
Reporting psychological investiga...,
Reporting psychological investiga...,
Reporting psychological investiga...
11  cards
Descriptive statistics
Descriptive statistics 1,
Measures of central tendency 2,
Measures of dispersion 3
8  cards
Data
Quantitative data ao1 1,
Quantitative data how to collect 2,
Quantitative data strength 1 3
19  cards
Presenting quantitative data
How to present quantitative data 1,
Bar charts 2,
Histograms 3
9  cards
Content+Thematic analysis
Content analysis 1,
Content analysis strength 1 2,
Content analysis strength 2 3
14  cards
Levels of Measurement
The 3 levels of measurment 1,
Nominal data 2,
Ordinal data 3
4  cards
Statistical testing
Statistical testing 1,
Sign test 2,
Sign test step 1 3
7  cards
Inferential testing
Inferential testing 1,
Probability 2,
Can probability be 100 3
7  cards

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