A Level Psychology: Research Methods (P2 - sC)

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1. Scientific Processes
What is science about 1,
What should scientific research be 2,
What is science about answering r...
12  cards
2. Types of Experiments
Types of experiments 1,
What is a laboratory experiment 2,
Pros of laboratory experiments 3
14  cards
3. Observational Techniques
Types of observations 1,
What is a naturalistic observation 2,
Strengths of naturalistic observa...
30  cards
4. Self-Report Techniques
Self report techniques involve 1,
Different forms of questionnaires 2,
Strengths of questionnaires 3
9  cards
5. Correlational Research
What is correlational research 1,
Difference between correlations e...,
Strengths of correlational resear...
4  cards
6. Case Studies
What are case studies 1,
Strengths of case studies 2,
Weaknesses of case studies 3
4  cards
7. Content Analysis
What is content analysis 1,
Eg of content analysis 2,
Strengths of content analysis 3
4  cards
8. Aims & Hypotheses
What is an aim 1,
What is a hypothesis 2,
Types of hypotheses 3
13  cards
9. Variables
What is a variable 1,
What is the independent variable 2,
What is the dependent variable 3
11  cards
10. Experimental Design
See pg98 for research example rea...,
3 experimental designs 2,
What is an independent groups des...
11  cards
11. Pilot Studies
What are pilot studies importance 1,
Why are pilot studies effective 2
2  cards
12. Reliability & Validity
What is reliability 1,
Different types of reliability 2,
What is internal reliability 3
15  cards
13. Questionnaires
Things you must consider when des...,
Consider when designing a questio...,
What are open questions 3
9  cards
14. Interview
Things you must consider when des...,
Other additional things you must ...
2  cards
15. Sampling
Basic key terms of selecting a sa...,
What should a sample be 2,
5 main ways of selecting a sample 3
18  cards
16. Demand Characteristics & Investigator Effects
How do participants act when bein...,
What is the hawthorne effect 2,
What are demand characteristics 3
7  cards
17. Ethics
Why are ethics an important issue...,
What is the british psychological...,
What 5 principles are outlined in...
14  cards
18. Data Analysis
Collection of quantitative data f...,
Collection of qualitative data fr...,
Important issues to remember for ...
25  cards
19. Descriptive Statistics
What do descriptive statistics do 1,
What are the 3 measures of centra...,
What is the mean 3
21  cards
20. Correlations & Distributions
What is correlation 1,
What is the correlation coefficie...,
How does the correlation coeffici...
16  cards
21. Summarising the Data
How can qualitative data be prese...,
How can quantitative data be pres...,
Tables 3
9  cards
22. Inferential Statistics
What is statistical significance 1,
What are statistical tests used f...,
Method of statistical tests 3
21  cards
23. Spearman's Rho & Pearson's r
What is spearman s rho 1,
See pg126 for worked eg on spearm...,
What can spearman s rho be used f...
6  cards
24. Wilcoxon & The Sign Test
What is the wilcoxon test 1,
When is the wilcoxon test used 2,
See pg128 for worked eg on wilcox...
6  cards
25. t-Tests & the Mann-Whitney Test
What is the related t test 1,
When is the related t test used 2,
See pg130 for worked eg on relate...
8  cards
26. Chi-Squared & Choosing the Right Test
When is the chi squared test used 1,
What does the chi squared test te...,
See pg132 for 2 worked egs on chi...
11  cards
27. Reporting on Psychological Investigations
Structure of reports on psycholog...,
Title 2,
Abstract 3
11  cards

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