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Decks in this class (23)

Experimental method
What is experimental method 1,
What is an aim 2,
What is a hypothesis 3
8  cards
Research issues
What are confounding variables 1,
What are extraneous variables 2,
What are demand characteristics 3
15  cards
Experimental design
What is experimental design 1,
What are the 3 key types of exper...,
What is the independent groups de...
11  cards
Types of experiment
What are the 4 key types of exper...,
What are laboratory experiments 2,
What are the strengths of laborat...
14  cards
Sampling
What are the 5 key types of sampl...,
What is opportunity sampling 2,
What are the strengths of opportu...
16  cards
Ethical issues
What are the 4 ethical issues 1,
What are ethical issues 2,
What is deception 3
10  cards
Pilot studies
What are pilot studies 1,
What is the purpose of pilot stud...,
What is a single blind procedure 3
6  cards
Observational techniques
What is a naturalistic observation 1,
What is a controlled observation 2,
What is a covert observation 3
20  cards
Observational design
What are behavioural characterist...,
What is event sampling 2,
What is time sampling 3
19  cards
Self-report techniques
What are self report techniques 1,
What is a questionnaire 2,
What is an interview 3
18  cards
Self-report design
What are likert scales 1,
What are rating scales 2,
What are fixed choice questions 3
8  cards
Correlations
What are correlations 1,
What is a positive correlation 2,
What is a negative correlation 3
7  cards
Types of data
What is qualitative data 1,
What are the strengths of qualita...,
What are the limitations of quali...
15  cards
Measures of central tendency and dispersion
What is the mean 1,
What is the median 2,
What is the mode 3
7  cards
Presentation of quantitative data
What are the 4 main ways of prese...,
What are the types of distribution 2,
What is normal distribution 3
5  cards
Peer review, psychological research and the economy
What is peer review 1,
What is the 3 main aims of peer r...,
Who carries out peer review 3
14  cards
Content analysis and thematic analysis
What is content analysis 1,
How is content analysis carried o...,
What is thematic analysis 3
6  cards
Correlations and case studies
What is a correlation 1,
What is the correlation coefficie...,
How are correlations shown 3
7  cards
Validity
What is validity 1,
What are the 4 key types of valid...,
What is internal validity 3
13  cards
Reliability
What is reliability 1,
What are the main ways of assessi...,
What is test retest reliability 3
9  cards
Statistical testing
What is the purpose of statistica...,
What are the 3 factors that shoul...,
What are the 3 levels of measurem...
18  cards
Reporting investigations
What are the 6 features of psycho...,
What is the abstract 2,
What is the introduction 3
10  cards
Features of science
What are the 8 features of science 1,
What is theory construction 2,
What is falsifiability 3
9  cards

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