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Psychology - research methods

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Decks in this class (13)

The experimental process
What is an aim within an experiment,
What is a hypothesis within an ex...,
What are the two types of hypothe...
7  cards
Controlling variables
What is an extraneous variable,
What is a confounding variable,
What are demand characteristics
6  cards
Experimental designs
What are experimental designs,
What is an independent group design,
What is a repeated measures design
12  cards
Types of experiment
What are the four types of experi...,
Definition of validity,
Definition of internal validity
18  cards
Sampling
Definition of population,
Definition of sample,
Definition of a target population
21  cards
Ethical issues in research
What are ethical issues,
What is the bps code of ethics,
What are practises that raise eth...
9  cards
Observational techniques
What is a naturalistic observation,
What are the strengths and weakne...,
What are controlled observations
22  cards
Self report techniques and designs
What are self report techniques,
What type of questionnaires are t...,
What is a open question
13  cards
Correlations
What is a correlation and what do...,
What are the types of correlations,
What are the strengths of using c...
6  cards
Data analysis
What is descriptive statistics,
What are the measures of central ...,
What are the strengths of the mean
10  cards
Data analysis - graphs
When is it appropriate to use a b...,
When is it appropriate to use a l...,
When is it suitable to use a scat...
6  cards
Statistical testing
What is stat testing,
What is the level of significance,
What does a significance level of...
5  cards
Choosing a statistical test
What is a statistical test,
Recall the test table,
What are the headings of the test...
12  cards

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