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Psychology - research methods

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Decks in this class (13)

The experimental process
What is an aim within an experime...,
What is a hypothesis within an ex...,
What are the two types of hypothe...
7  cards
Controlling variables
What is an extraneous variable 1,
What is a confounding variable 2,
What are demand characteristics 3
6  cards
Experimental designs
What are experimental designs 1,
What is an independent group desi...,
What is a repeated measures design 3
12  cards
Types of experiment
What are the four types of experi...,
Definition of validity 2,
Definition of internal validity 3
18  cards
Sampling
Definition of population 1,
Definition of sample 2,
Definition of a target population 3
21  cards
Ethical issues in research
What are ethical issues 1,
What is the bps code of ethics 2,
What are practises that raise eth...
9  cards
Observational techniques
What is a naturalistic observation 1,
What are the strengths and weakne...,
What are controlled observations 3
22  cards
Self report techniques and designs
What are self report techniques 1,
What type of questionnaires are t...,
What is a open question 3
13  cards
Correlations
What is a correlation and what do...,
What are the types of correlations 2,
What are the strengths of using c...
6  cards
Data analysis
What is descriptive statistics 1,
What are the measures of central ...,
What are the strengths of the mean 3
10  cards
Data analysis - graphs
When is it appropriate to use a b...,
When is it appropriate to use a l...,
When is it suitable to use a scat...
6  cards
Statistical testing
What is stat testing 1,
What is the level of significance 2,
What does a significance level of...
5  cards
Choosing a statistical test
What is a statistical test 1,
Recall the test table 2,
What are the headings of the test...
12  cards

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