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Types of experiments
What are laboratory experiments 1,
What are the strengths of laborat...,
Laboratory experiments 3
24  cards
Observational techniques
What are the 6 observational tech...,
What is naturalistic observation 2,
What is controlled observation 3
15  cards
Self-report techniques
What are self report techniques 1,
What are questionnaires 2,
What are open questions 3
14  cards
Experimental method (Including Hypothesis)
What are aims 1,
What is a hypothesis 2,
What are the 2 types of hypotheses 3
6  cards
Control of variables (incl. order and investigator effects)
What is an extraneous variable 1,
What are confounding variables 2,
What are demand characteristics 3
6  cards
Validity
What is internal validity 1,
What is external validity 2,
What is face validity 3
5  cards
Correlations AO3
What is a strength of correlation...,
What is another strength of corre...,
What is a limitation of correlati...
4  cards
Sampling AO3
What is a strength of a random sa...,
What is a limitation of a random ...,
What is a strength of systematic ...
9  cards
Reliability
What is reliability 1,
Ways of assessing reliability 2,
Ways of assessing reliability 3
8  cards
Peer eview
Blank 1
1  cards
Kinds of data
What is qualitative data 1,
What is quantitative data 2,
What is primary data 3
15  cards
Levels of measurement
What is nominal data 1,
What is nominal data also referrr...,
What is discrete data 3
13  cards
Case studies
What are case studies 1,
What kind of data does case study...,
Researchers will conduct a case h...
6  cards
Content analysis
What is content analysis 1,
What are two stages of content an...,
What is coding 3
6  cards
Observational design
What is structured observation 1,
What is unstructured observation 2,
What are behavioural categories a...
15  cards
Probability And Significance
Why do researchers use 5 level of...,
What does a critical value tell 2,
What is a type i error 3
4  cards

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