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Psychology~research methods

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Decks in this class (19)

types of experiment
Laboratory experiment,
Laboratory experiment strengths,
Laboratory experiments limitations
12  cards
experimental methods
What is a laboratory experiment,
How are aims developed,
Hypothesis definition
18  cards
research issues
Extraneous variable,
When should exraneous variables be,
What is described as nuisance var...
15  cards
experimental designs
Independent groups,
Experimental designs definition,
If there are two levels of iv ind...
17  cards
sampling
Population,
Target population,
What should samples be representa...
19  cards
ethical issues and ways of dealing with them
Ethical issues definition,
What are the four ethical concerns,
Informed consent
19  cards
pilot studies
Pilot studies definition,
Aim of a pilot study,
How are pilot studies used in obs...
7  cards
observational techniques
Importance of observation,
What type of method is observation,
How can observation be used in an...
22  cards
observational design
What are two ways of recording data,
Unstructured observation,
What type of data does unstructur...
26  cards
self-report techniques
Self report technique definition,
Questionnaires,
Questionnaire used in experiments to
20  cards
self-report design
Designing questionnaires using cl...,
Likert scales,
Rating scales
15  cards
correlations
What does a correlation illustrate,
Correlations definition,
How is a correlation plotted
13  cards
types of data
Qualitative data,
What might be shown in qualitativ...,
What form of observation is quali...
24  cards
peer review
Peer review definition,
How are research findings published,
What is peer review
13  cards
psychology and the economy
Economy definition,
Bowlby s attachment research into...,
How has research changed since bo...
10  cards
Case studies - A-Level
Case study definition,
What does it mean to study a case...,
What do case studies often involve
11  cards
correlations - A-Level
Correlations definition,
Correlation coefficient defintion,
What
9  cards
content analysis - A-Level
Content analysis definition,
Coding definition,
Thematic analysis definition
20  cards
reliability - A-level
Test retest definition,
Reliability definition,
Inter observer reliability defintion
3  cards

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