Research methods

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Decks in this class (26)

Validity : control of variables
Confounding variables 1,
Extraneous variables 2,
Mundane realism 3
7  cards
Hypothesis’
What is a hypothesis 1,
Directional hypothesis 2,
Non directional hypothesis 3
8  cards
Experimental design
Repeated measures 1,
Disadvantages of repeated measures 2,
Advantages of repeated measures 3
11  cards
Location of research
Laboratory 1,
Advantages of laboratory research 2,
Disadvantages of laboratory resea...
9  cards
Quasi-experiments
What is a quasi experiment 1,
What types of quasi experiments a...,
Natural experiments 3
5  cards
Threats to validity and dealing with them
Demand characteristics 1,
Experimental demand characteristi...,
Researcher bias 3
4  cards
Sampling
Opportunity sampling 1,
Advantages of opportunity sampling 2,
Disadvantage of opportunity 3
22  cards
Ethical issues
Valid consent 1,
Deception 2,
Risk of harm 3
6  cards
Dealing with ethical issues
Ethical guidelines 1,
Right to withdraw 2,
Debriefing 3
6  cards
Dealing with specific ethical issues
Valid consent 1,
Deception 2,
Risk of harm 3
5  cards
Observational techniques
Participant observation 1,
Disadvantages of participant obse...,
Non participant observation 3
12  cards
Self report techniques
What is a self report 1,
Questionnaires 2,
Advantages of questionnaires 3
13  cards
Reliability
What is reliability 1,
What is validity 2,
Reliability of observations 3
8  cards
Types of validity
Face validity 1,
Content validity 2,
Concurrent validity 3
6  cards
Correlation studies
What is a correlation 1,
Types of correlation 2,
Correlational hypothesis 3
8  cards
Content analysis and case studies
Content analysis 1,
How does content analysis work 2,
Examples of content analysis 3
4  cards
Case studies
What is a case study 1,
What techniques are used in case ...,
What are the findings used for 3
4  cards
Longitudinal and cross-sectional studies, and brain scans
Longitudinal studies 1,
Evaluation of longitudinal studies 2,
Cross sectional study 3
12  cards
Measures of central tendency and dispersion
Levels of measurement 1,
Nominal 2,
Ordinal 3
9  cards
Display of quantitative data
Tables 1,
Frequency tables 2,
Bar chart 3
7  cards
Data distributions
Normal distribution 1,
Skewed distribution 2
2  cards
Types of data
Quantitative data 1,
Qualitative data 2,
Quantitative vs qualitative 3
5  cards
inferential statistics
Observed value 1,
Critical value 2,
How to find an appropriate critic...
4  cards
Peer review
What is a peer review 1,
The scientific process 2,
Peer review purposes 3
4  cards
Milgrams study - behavioural study of obedience
Methodology 1,
Procedure 2,
Procedure pt 2 3
7  cards
Developmental psychology : kohlberg - the child as the moral philosopher
Methodology 1,
Procedure 2,
Findings 3
6  cards

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