Research methods

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Decks in this class (16)

IV DV and operationalisation
What is an iv 1,
What is an dv 2,
What is operationalisation 3
4  cards
Aim and Hypothesis
What is an aim 1,
What is a hypothesis 2,
What are three types of hypothesis 3
6  cards
Extraneous variables
What is it 1,
What are 3 types of extraneous va...,
What is a confounding variable 3
3  cards
Demand Characteristics
What is a demand characteristic 1,
How can demand characteristics be...,
How can bias be controlled 3
3  cards
Experimental Methods
What is a lab experiment 1,
What is a strength of lab experim...,
What is a weakness of lab experim...
11  cards
Experimental Designs
What is independent groups 1,
How do they gain a sample in inde...,
What is an advantage of independe...
12  cards
Controlling experimental design
What is a problem with independen...,
How is the individual differences...,
Why is random allocation used 3
6  cards
Sampling
What is a population 1,
What is a sample 2,
What is random sampling 3
22  cards
Types of Observations
What is a controlled observation 1,
What is a strength and weakness f...,
What is a naturalistic observation 3
12  cards
Designing an Observation
What is behaviour categories 1,
What is event sampling 2,
What is time sampling 3
7  cards
Reliability of observations
How do you assess the reliability...,
How is inter observer reliability...,
How can we improve the reliabilit...
9  cards
Validity
What are two ways you can assess ...,
How do you carry out face validit...,
How do you carry out concurrent v...
7  cards
Ethics
What is deception 1,
How would someone deal with decep...,
What is informed consent 3
8  cards
Pilot and Case studies
What is a pilot study 1,
What are four aims of a pilot stu...,
What is a case study 3
5  cards
Correlation
What is a correlation 1,
What is a correlation co efficient 2,
What s the difference between a c...
5  cards
Self Reports
What is a investigator effect 1,
What are ways to prevent this 2,
What is an interview 3
16  cards

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