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Psychology - Research Methods

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Decks in this class (22)

Psychology as a science
What is the acronym to remember k...,
What does it stand for,
Theory construction
24  cards
Types of data
Which data is numerical and can b...,
Which data is non numerical and p...,
Primary data
10  cards
Ethics
Why is ethics important,
Bps code of ethics,
Informed consent
14  cards
Sampling
Random sampling,
Random sampling evaluation,
Systematic sampling
10  cards
Pilot studies
What is a pilot study,
Purpose of pilot studies
2  cards
Variables
Extraneous variables,
Confounding variables,
Participant variables
8  cards
Controlling
What is used to control participa...,
Experimental designs,
Random allocation
16  cards
Reliability
What is reliability,
Types of reliability,
Internal reliability
8  cards
Validity
What is validity,
Two main types of validity,
External validity
15  cards
Experimental methods & designs
What are the four types of experi...,
Lab experiment,
Strengths and weaknesses of lab e...
16  cards
Observational methods & designs
Types of observational methods,
Naturalistic observations,
Naturalistic observations evaluation
22  cards
self report - Questionnaires
What is a questionnaire,
What are open questions,
What does an open question provide
19  cards
Self report - interviews
What are the different types of i...,
Structured interview,
Structured interview evaluation
12  cards
Correlations
What is a correlation,
What does a positive correlation ...,
What does a negative correlation ...
9  cards
Case studies
What is a case study,
What are aspects of a case study,
Examples of case studies
5  cards
Content analysis
What is content analysis,
What is the step,
What is the second step
8  cards
Thematic analysis
What is thematic analysis,
Step one,
Step two
9  cards
Levels of measurement
Nominal data,
Ordinal data,
Interval data
4  cards
Measures of central tendency
0  cards
Measures of dispersion
0  cards
Inferential statistics
What is a type 1 error
1  cards
Peer review
0  cards

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