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Experimental Method
What is an experimental method,
What is the research aim,
What is independent variables
18
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Control of Variables
Why do you control extraneous var...,
What is an extraneous variable,
What are four types of extraneous...
18
cards
Experimental Design
What is experimental designs,
What are the three experimental d...,
Describe the independent measure
14
cards
Types of Experiment
What are four types of experiments,
What is a laboratory experiment,
What do experiments allow us to do
15
cards
Sampling
What is a population,
What is a sample,
What should a sample be
25
cards
Ethical Issues and Ways of Dealing with Them
What does the bps stand for,
Who are the bps,
What does the apa stand for
19
cards
Observational Techniques
What are observations,
Why observations usually used,
What are observational methods
25
cards
Observational Designs
What are the three main observati...,
What is a behavioural categories,
What is behavioural categories si...
10
cards
Self-Report Techniques
What are the two types of self re...,
What is a questionnaire,
Why can questionnaires be used as...
14
cards
Self-Report Design
What should you avoid to make goo...,
What is a closed question,
Strength of closed question
12
cards
Correlations
What is a correlation,
What is a scattergram,
What are the three types of corre...
9
cards
Data Analysis: Kinds of Data
What are four different types of ...,
What is quantitative data,
Strength of quantitative data
18
cards
Data Analysis: Descriptive Statistics
What is central tendency,
What is the mean,
Strength of the mean
21
cards
Data Analysis: Graphs
What are the types of ways to pre...,
What is a table,
What is a bar chart
19
cards
Mathematical Content
What does percentage mean,
How to convert a percentage to a ...,
What is a decimal place
18
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Calculating the Sign Test
When would you use the sign test,
How to calculate the sign test,
For a sign test to be significant...
3
cards
Reliability
What is reliability,
What is a measuring device reliable,
What is test retest reliability
15
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Types of Validity
What does validity mean,
What are the two broad categories...,
What does mundane realism refer to
20
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Probability and Significance
What does probability mean,
What does significance mean,
What does a significant result mean
10
cards
Peer Review
What is peer review,
What should the people who are re...,
What are the aims of a peer review
6
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Case Studies and Content Analysis
What is a case study,
What kind of data does case study...,
How do researchers construct case...
8
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Pilot Studies
What is a pilot study,
Why is a pilot study conducted,
When can a pilot study be use
7
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