psychology - research methods

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Decks in this class (18)

key terms test 1
Define aim 1,
Define demand characteristics 2,
Define directional hypothesis 3
5  cards
key terms test 2
Define correlation co efficient 1,
Define dependent variable 2,
Define event sampling 3
5  cards
key terms test 2
Define behavioural categories 1,
Define coding content analysis 2,
Define counterbalancing 3
6  cards
1 - the experimental method
Define aim 1,
Define hypothesis 2,
What is the difference between a ...
33  cards
2 - experimental design
List the three types of experimen...,
Describe independent groups design 2,
How are order effects not being p...
17  cards
3 - sampling
What is the population in terms o...,
Define opportunity sampling 2,
What is a strength of opportunity...
16  cards
4 - ethical issues
List the ethical issues 1,
Why must participants be told the...,
Why dont researchers always wish ...
19  cards
5 - pilot studies and observation techniques
Define pilot study 1,
Why are pilot studies done 2,
Define single blind procedure 3
25  cards
6 - self report design and techniques
List the two types of questionnai...,
Describe open question questionna...,
Describe closed question question...
25  cards
7 - observational design
What is a solution to observer bi...,
Define unstructured observations 2,
Give a strength of unstructured o...
15  cards
8 - correlations and types of data
Define correlation 1,
How do correlations differ to exp...,
What do correlation coefficients ...
27  cards
9 - descriptive statistics and display of quantitative data
Define measure of central tendency 1,
List the 3 measures of central te...,
Give 2 strengths of using mean 3
30  cards
10 - peer review and implications for the economy
0  cards
11 - case studies and content analysis
Define case study 1,
What type of data do case studies...,
Give two examples of case studies 3
11  cards
12 - reliability
0  cards
13 - probability, significance and validity
0  cards
14 - choosing a statistical test
0  cards
15 - reports and features of science
0  cards

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