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Research methods

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experimental method
Define aim,
Define hypothesis,
Define directional hypothesis
7  cards
control of variables
Define extraneous variable,
Define confounding variable,
Define demand characterisrtics
5  cards
types of experiments
Describe a laboratory experiment,
Give 2 strengths of laboratory ex...,
Give 2 limitations of laboratory ...
12  cards
sampling
Define population,
Explain opportunity sampling,
Give strengths of opportunity sam...
16  cards
experimental design
Describe independent groups design,
Give strengths of independent gro...,
Give limitations of independent g...
11  cards
pilot studies + single/double- blinds
What is a pilot study,
What is a single blind procedure,
Why are single lind procedures done
6  cards
observational techniques
Describe a naturalistic observation,
Give strengths of a naturalistic ...,
Give limitations of a naturalisti...
18  cards
observational designs
What is observer bias,
How to solve observer bias,
What is inter observer reliablity
17  cards
correlations
How do correlations differ from e...,
What is a negative correlation,
What is a positive correlation
6  cards
types of data
Describe qualitative data,
Give strengths of qualitative data,
Give strengths of quantitative data
15  cards
descriptive statistics
What are measures of central tend...,
List 3 measures of central tendancy,
Give strengths of the mean
18  cards
display of quantitative data + distributions
What is a bar chart used for,
What is the difference between a ...,
What are scattergrams used for
7  cards
peer review
What is peer review,
What are the main purposes of pee...,
Ao3 anonymity
6  cards
case studies
Define case study
5  cards
content analysis
What does content analysis involve,
How do you conduct a content anal...,
Give strengths of content analysis
4  cards
levels of measurement
What is nominal data,
What catergories can quantitative...,
What is ordinal data
7  cards
scientific report
What does an abstract include,
What does an introduction include,
What does a method include
6  cards
sign test
What are stats tests used for,
What is a sign test used for,
How do you conduct a sign test
3  cards
probability and significance
What does a null hypothesis state,
What does an alternative hypothes...,
What is the usual level of signif...
5  cards
features of science
Define paradigm,
Define a paradigm shift,
Using paradigms explain why psych...
10  cards
ethical issues
Informed consent,
Ways of dealing with informed con...,
Deception
8  cards
self-report techniques
Describe an open question questio...,
Give 2 strengths of an open quest...,
Give a limitation of an open ques...
8  cards

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