Psychology Reasearch Methods

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Decks in this class (15)

Aim And Hypothesis
What is the independent variable ...,
What should you name when stating...,
What is the dependent variable dv 3
35  cards
Controls And Demand Characteristics And Bias
What is the problem in research t...,
What is the control called where ...,
Why is randomisation used 3
9  cards
Demand Characteristics
What are controls in psychologica...,
How can the presence of an invest...,
Define demand characteristics 2 m...
6  cards
Experimental Methods
What is a lab experiment 1,
Strength of lab experiments cause...,
Strength of lab experiments relia...
18  cards
Experimental Designs
What is an independent groups des...,
How is independent groups conduct...,
Strength of independent groups or...
20  cards
Sampling
What is a population in psycholog...,
What is a sample in psychology re...,
What is random sampling 3
22  cards
Types Pf Observations
Define a controlled observation 1,
Strengths of controlled observati...,
Limitations of controlled observa...
21  cards
Time And Event Sampling
Define event sampling in observat...,
Strength of event sampling 2,
Limitation of event sampling 3
6  cards
Self-Reports; including open and closed questions, questionnaires, interviews, and quantitative and qualitative data
What is meant by self report meth...,
What are the two main types of se...,
What is a questionnaire 3
30  cards
Assessing Improving Reliability Validity
Validity overview 1,
Internal validity 2,
External validity 3
32  cards
instigator Effect and Pilot Study
Q what are investigator effects 2...,
When are investigator effects mos...,
Why do investigator effects lower...
11  cards
Correlations
What is a correlation 1,
In a correlation is there an iv a...,
What does a correlation show 3
21  cards
Case studies
What is a case study 1,
What types of data can case studi...,
Who can researchers gather data f...
9  cards
Ethics
What must psychologists consider ...,
What areas can ethical issues aff...,
What arises when there is a confl...
15  cards
Type of Data
What is meant by the term quantit...,
How can quantitative data be anal...,
Strength of quantitative data ao3 3
67  cards

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