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PSYCH211-25A Understanding psychological research methods

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Decks in this class (24)

Chapter 1 The scientific method
Critical thinking 1,
Scientist practitioner model 2,
Evidence based practice 3
20  cards
WK1 L2 The scientific method
Knowledge 1,
Epistemology 2,
Acquiring knowledge 3
19  cards
Chapter 2 Ethics
Ethics 1,
National statement on ethical con...,
Research participants 3
17  cards
Chapter 3 measurement and validity
Construct validity 1,
Content validity 2,
Convergent validity 3
14  cards
Chapter 4 Understanding observational analysis
Observer bias 1,
Naturalistic observation 2,
Participant observation 3
33  cards
WK2 Ethics
Four principles 1,
Autonomy 2,
Informed consent 3
13  cards
Chapter 5 collecting and organizing data
Descriptive statistics 1,
Frequency distribution 2,
Histogram 3
16  cards
Chapter 11 Qualitative methods
Qualitative research 1,
Theoretical approach 2,
Homogenous sample 3
41  cards
Chapter 10 Hypothesis testing and inferential statistics
Null hypothesis 1,
Alternative hypothesis 2,
Alpha level 3
12  cards
WK3 L1 variables and measurement
Variable 1,
Levels 2,
Conceptual variables 3
14  cards
WK3 L2 Scales of measurement
Two types of variable measurement 1,
Four main scales of measurement 2,
Nominal scale 3
6  cards
WK3 L2 Construct validity
Construct validity 1,
Face validity 2,
Content validity 3
8  cards
WK 4 Observational research and sampling
Population 1,
Sample 2,
Representative sampling 3
14  cards
WK5 L1 Descriptive statistics
Distribution of scores 1,
Frequency table 2,
Histogram 3
11  cards
Wk5 L2 Measures of variability
Standard deviation 1,
Variance 2,
Degrees of freedom 3
3  cards
WK 10 Null hypothesis significance testing/ correlations
Blank 1
1  cards
WK 11 Experiments 1
Requirements for a causal claim 1,
Covariation 2,
Temporal precedence 3
19  cards
WK 7 Inferential statistics
Probability distribution 1,
Inferential statistics 2,
Sampling error 3
7  cards
WK 6 Qualitative
Qualitative research 1,
Qualitative 2,
Interview 3
5  cards
WK 12 Experiments 2
Classical threats definition 1,
Classical threats list 2,
Maturation 3
31  cards
WK 13 Experiments 3
0  cards
chapter 6 experimental design 1
Single factor designs 1,
Independent group designs 2,
Matched group design 3
20  cards
Chapter 7 experimental design- factorial designs
Factorial design 1,
Factorial design matrix 2,
Main effect 3
9  cards
Chapter 9 correlational research
P x e factorials 1,
Positive correlation 2,
Negative correlation 3
24  cards

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