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Research methods

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Observational techniques
Observational techniques,
Naturalistic,
Controlled
7  cards
Self-report techniques!
Questionnaired,
Self report str,
Self rep lim
12  cards
Correlations!
Correlation,
Correlational hypothesis,
Scattergrams
8  cards
Content analysis !
Content analysis,
Design decisions in content analysis,
Sampling method decisions ca
9  cards
Case studies!
Case study,
Case study limitations,
Case study str rich in depth info
7  cards
Sampling!
Sampling types,
Sampling definition,
Opportunity sampling
10  cards
Pilot studies
Pilot study
1  cards
Experimental designs!
Types of experimental design,
Repeated measures,
Ind group str
13  cards
Observational design
Observational design,
Behavioural categories,
Event sampling
4  cards
Questionnaire construction
0  cards
Variables!
Iv,
Dv,
Operationalisation of iv and dv
8  cards
Control
Minimise effects of ev or cv
1  cards
Demand characteristics and investigator effects!
Demand characteristics,
Investigator effects
2  cards
Ethics
1  cards
Peer review
0  cards
Economy
0  cards
Reliability across all methods of investigation
0  cards
Types of validity
0  cards
Features of science
Features of science,
2  cards
Reporting psychological investigations.
0  cards
Quantitative and qualitative data
0  cards
Primary and secondary data including meta-analysis.
Primary,
Primary data strengths,
Primary data limitations
10  cards
Descriptive statistics
0  cards
Presentation and display of quantitative data
0  cards
Distributions
0  cards
Analysis and interpretation of correlation
0  cards
Levels of measurement
0  cards
Thematic analysis.
1  cards
Introduction to statistical testing; the sign test.
0  cards
Probability and significance:
0  cards
statistical tables and critical values in interpretation of significance
0  cards
Factors affecting the choice of statistical test,
0  cards
Experimental method!
Experimental method,
Lab experiment,
Lab experiment strengths
13  cards
Aims!
Aim
1  cards
Hypotheses!
Hypothesis,
Directional hyp,
Non directional
9  cards
Informed consent and debrief!
Informed consent,
Debrief
2  cards
type 1/2 error!
Type 1 error,
Type 2 error
2  cards

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