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Decks in this class (22)

experimental method
Name the 4 types of experiments 1,
Define the 4 types of experiments 2,
Strengths and weaknesses of lab e...
7  cards
aims and hypotheses
Define an aim 1,
Define a hypothesis 2,
Name the different types of hypot...
5  cards
sampling
What is the difference between a ...,
Name the different sampling techn...,
Define each sampling technique 3
13  cards
observational techniques
State the types of observation an...,
Strengths and weaknesses of natur...,
Strengths and weaknesses of contr...
7  cards
self report techniques
Strengths and weaknesses of self ...,
Strengths and weaknesses of quest...,
Strengths and weaknesses of struc...
4  cards
correlations
Define correlation 1,
What is used to represent of the ...,
Strengths of using correlation 3
4  cards
validity
Define validity 1,
Define face validity 2,
Define concurrent validity 3
7  cards
pilot studies
What is a pilot study 1,
What is the aim of a pilot study 2,
What is a single blind procedure 3
5  cards
experimental designs
List the types of experimental de...,
Limitations of independent group ...,
Limitations of repeated measure d...
7  cards
observational designs
What are behavioural categories 1,
What is event sampling 2,
What is time sampling 3
4  cards
questionnaire constructions
List the key factors for writing ...,
What are the strengths and weakne...,
What are the strengths and weakne...
8  cards
variables
What are extraneous variables 1,
What are confounding variables 2
2  cards
control
Define randomisation 1,
Define standardisation 2,
Define counterbalancing 3
3  cards
demand characteristics and investigator effects
What are demand characteristics 1,
What are investigator effects 2
2  cards
ethics
What is meant by ethical issues 1,
What is the bps code of ethics 2,
List the different ethical issues 3
11  cards
the role of peer review
List the roles of peer review 1,
What are the issues with peer rev...
2  cards
implications on the economy
How can psychology help the econo...
1  cards
types of data
What is qualitative data 1,
What is quantitative data 2,
Strengths and weaknesses of quali...
7  cards
descriptive statistics
List the measures of central tend...,
List the measure of dispersion 2,
What do the different standard de...
3  cards
presentation of quantitative data
List the different ways you can p...,
When would you use a table 2,
When would you use a bar chart 3
5  cards
distributions
What is a normal distribution 1,
What is skewed distribution 2,
Define postitive skew 3
4  cards
introduction to statistical testing
What is the sign test 1,
When do you use the sign test 2,
How do you carry out the sign test 3
5  cards

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