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Experimental method
Variables, aims and hypothesis
19  cards
Experimental design
matched pairs, independant measures and
14  cards
Observations
What is a participant observation 1,
Advantages of participant observa...,
Disadvantages of participant obse...
30  cards
Content analyasis
What is content analysis 1,
Is content analysis a experimenta...,
What occurs in content analysis 3
20  cards
Case studys
What is a case study 1,
Is a case study an experimental o...,
What can occur in a case study 3
11  cards
Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies
What is cross sectional study 1,
Why can cross sectional study s b...,
When shouldn t we use cross secti...
10  cards
Brain scans
What are the three different type...,
What does mri stand for 2,
How do mris work 3
16  cards
Questionnaires and Interviews
What are self report techniques 1,
What are questionnaires 2,
What s an open question 3
24  cards
Correlational studies
What s correlation 1,
What s a correlational study 2,
When do we use a correlational de...
19  cards
Primary vs Secondary source
What is a primary sources 1,
Examples of methods producing pri...,
Strengths of primary sources 3
8  cards
Locations of reaserch
Lab, Field, quazi and online
21  cards
Problems with experiments
What are the different types of e...,
What are participant extraneous v...,
Examples of participant extraneou...
16  cards
Sampling
What is a target population 1,
What is a sample 2,
What does it mean to be represent...
27  cards
Validity and Reliability
What is validity 1,
What is internal validity 2,
What is external validity 3
19  cards
Ethical considerations?
What are ethical considerations 1,
What is the british psychological...,
Why do the bps need to give psych...
25  cards
Measures of central tendancy?
What do measures of ct do 1,
What are measures of central tend...,
How is the mean calculated 3
14  cards
Measures of dispersion
What are measures of dispersion 1,
What is the range 2,
Why do we add an additional 1 to ...
15  cards
Inferential statistics
What are inferential statistics 1,
What are the 4 levels of measurme...,
What is step one of inferential s...
24  cards
Levels of measurments
What are the levels of measurement 1,
What is nominal data 2,
Examples of nominal data 3
9  cards
Graphical representation of data
What are the 7 types of graphical...,
What is a frequency table 2,
Examples of frequency s tables 3
14  cards
Data Distributions
What is normal distribution 1,
What s the shape of normal distri...,
Features of normal distribution 3
13  cards
The role of the scientific community
What is reporting psychological i...,
What is teh acronym for section o...,
What is an abstract 3
16  cards
Miligram 1963- obedience
What can obedience be defined as 1,
What was milgram interested in st...,
Aims of milligram s study 3
33  cards
Kohlberg 1963- The child as a morla philosopher
Who is kohlberg 1,
Who was kohlber influenced by 2,
Aims of kohlbergs study 3
26  cards
Personal investigation- sleep study
What s a quasi experiment 1,
What is the definition of sleep 2,
What is our study 3
39  cards
Personal investigation 2- stroop test
What is the title of our investig...,
What is a correlation study 2,
What is the stroop test 3
54  cards

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