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Research methods

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By: Esther Skells
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Decks in this class (24)

Experimental method
Experimental method,
Aim,
Hypothesis
9  cards
Control of variables
Extraneous variable,
Confounding variables,
Demand characteristics
6  cards
Experimental design
Experimental design,
Independent groups design,
Repeated measures
6  cards
Types of experiment
4 types of experiment,
Lab experiment,
Field experiment
13  cards
Sampling
Population,
Sample,
Sampling techniques
10  cards
Ethical issues and ways of dealing with them
Ethical issues definition,
Informed consent,
Deception
9  cards
Pilot studies
Pilot study,
Single blind procedure,
Double blind procedures
3  cards
Observational techniques
6 types of observations,
Naturalistic observation,
Controlled observation
7  cards
Observational design
Unstructured observation design,
Structured observation design,
Behavioural categories
6  cards
Self-report techniques
Self report technique definition,
Questionnaire,
Interview definition
6  cards
Correlations
Correlation,
Co variables,
Positive correlation
6  cards
Data analysis: Kinds of data, descriptive statistics & graphs
Qualitative data,
Quantitative data,
Primary data
19  cards
Statistical testing
Statistical testing,
Sign test,
Concept of probability
4  cards
Peer review and psychology and the economy
Peer review,
Main aims of peer review 3 things,
Economy
4  cards
Case studies and content analysis
Case studies,
Content analysis,
Coding
4  cards
reliability
Reliability,
Test retest reliability,
Inter observer reliability
7  cards
types of validity
Validity,
4 types of validity,
Face validity
11  cards
choosing a statistical test
Levels of measurement,
Statistical tests,
8 statistical tests
17  cards
probability and significance
Probability,
Significance
2  cards
Tests of difference: Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon
0  cards
Parametric tests of difference: Unrelated and related T-tests
0  cards
Tests of correlation: Spearman's and Pearson's
0  cards
Test of association: Chi-Squared
0  cards
Features of science
0  cards

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