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Psychology - reasearch methods

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Decks in this class (23)

The Experimental Method
What is the definition of an expe...,
What is an aims of an experiment,
What is a hypotheses
9  cards
Control Of Variables
What are extraneous variables,
When should extraneous variables ...,
Do extraneous variables vary syst...
11  cards
Evaluation
What is validity,
What is reliability,
How can we evaluate theories appr...
8  cards
the experimental design
What is the experimental design,
What are the 3 types of experimen...,
Independent groups evaluation
5  cards
Dealing with issues
Random allocation,
Counterbalancing
2  cards
Types of experiment
Laboratory experiments,
Field experiments,
Natural experiments
8  cards
Sampling Methods
What is sampling,
Random sample,
Systematic sample
11  cards
Ethics
Dripp,
British psychological society bps,
Dealing with deception and protec...
9  cards
Observations
Naturalistic,
Controlled,
Covert
11  cards
Observational Design
Structured observation,
Unstructured observation,
Strengths of structural observations
12  cards
Self-report Methods
Asking people why they behave the...,
Questionnaires,
Open questions
12  cards
Data Analysis: Descriptive Statistics
Graphs tables and summary statistics,
Measures of central tendency,
Mean
13  cards
Correlations
Correlations,
Positive correlation,
Negative correlation
8  cards
Types Of Data
Quantitive,
Qualitative data,
Evaluation of quantitive data
10  cards
Scientific Reports
What is the format of scientific ...,
What is an abstract,
What is including in an abstract
14  cards
Pilot Studies
What are pilot studies,
Why do we do pilot studies
2  cards
Single And Double Blind Studies
What is a single blind study,
What does a single blind study co...,
What is a double blind study
4  cards
Graphs
What type of data can we put into...,
How de we present and display qua...,
What are bar chats the most suita...
16  cards
Statistical Testing
Why do we use statistical testing,
What is significance,
What is the probability level
10  cards
Correlations, Case Studies And Conent Analysis
What is a correlation,
What are correlations plotted on,
How many stats test are there for...
23  cards
Validity And Reiablity
What is the definition of reliabi...,
What are the ways of assessing re...,
What is test retest
22  cards
Type I And Type II Errors
What is a null hypotheses,
What is an alternative experiment...,
What hypotheses is rejected for a...
30  cards
Features Of Science
Who cam up with paradigms,
What is a paradigm,
How does psychology lack paradigms
16  cards

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