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Psychology - Paper 1 - Research Methods

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Specification
Research methods and techniques,
Planning and conducting research,
Data analysis recording and prese...
7  cards
Experiments
What is a laboratory experiment,
What is a field experiment,
What is a quasi natural experiment
40  cards
Correlation
What is correlation,
What is a positive correlation,
What is a negative correlation
18  cards
Observations
What is participant observation,
Strengths of participant observation,
Weaknesses of participant observa...
33  cards
Data
What is nominal data,
What is ordinal data,
What is interval data
27  cards
Ethical Considerations
Respect,
Respect informed consent,
Respect presumptive consent
10  cards
Report writing
Report writing,
Abstract,
Pilot study
10  cards
Measures of central tendency
What is the mean,
Strengths of the mean,
Weaknesses of the mean
9  cards
Psychology as a Science
What does hmc squid force stand for,
What does the h in hmc squid forc...,
What does the m in hmc squid forc...
12  cards
Reliability And Validity
What is internal validity,
What is face validity,
What is construct validity
18  cards
Self Report
Open questions,
Closed questions,
Rating scale
9  cards
Aims, Hypothesis and Sampling
What research methods are aims us...,
What research methods are hypothe...,
What is a one tailed hypothesis
27  cards
Glossary - ALL terms
Likert rating scale,
Descriptive statistics,
Histograms
9  cards
Plan A Study Question
Mark scheme,
Example,
Layout
12  cards
Inferential/ Descriptive Statistics
What is a skewed distribution curve,
Describe a positive skew,
Describe a negative skew
7  cards
Mann Whitney U Test
Checklist,
Calculation steps,
Formula
6  cards
Spearman's Rho
Equation,
Ranking data quick recap,
Rules for spearman s rank
6  cards
Chi-square test
Checklist,
Calculation steps assign each cel...,
Critical value
4  cards
Binomial Sign Test
Checklist,
Calculation steps,
Critical value
4  cards
Wilcoxon signed ranks Test
Checklist,
Calculation steps,
Critical value
4  cards

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