Research Methods

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Decks in this class (13)

Experimental Method
What is the experimental method 1,
What is an aim 2,
What is a hypothesis 3
9  cards
Control of variables
What are extraneous variables 1,
What are confounding variables 2,
What are demand characteristics 3
5  cards
Experimental Design
What is experimental design 1,
What is an independent groups des...,
What is repeated measures 3
8  cards
Types of experiment
What are laboratory experiments 1,
What are the strengths of laborat...,
What are the limitations of labor...
12  cards
Sampling
What is a population 1,
What is a sample 2,
What is generalisation 3
14  cards
Ethical issues & ways of dealing with them
What is an ethical issue 1,
What is informed consent 2,
What is deception 3
9  cards
Pilot studies
What is a pilot study 1,
What do pilot studies involve 2,
What do pilot studies help check ...
6  cards
Observational techniques
What is an observation why are th...,
What are naturalistic observations 2,
What are controlled observations 3
10  cards
Observational design
What is an unstructured observati...,
What is a structured observation 2,
What is event sampling 2
8  cards
Self-report techniques
What are questionnaires and why a...,
What are open questions 2,
What are closed questions 3
11  cards
Self-report design
What are 3 types of closed questi...,
What are likert scales 2,
What are rating scales 3
9  cards
Correlations
What are correlations 1,
What are the types of correlation 2,
What is positive correlation 3
8  cards
Data analysis: Kinds of data
What is qualitative data 1,
What is quantitative data 2,
What is primary data 3
8  cards

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