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Psychology - Research Methods

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Decks in this class (12)

Reliability & Validity
What is reliability 1,
How do we check if a test is reli...,
State what is meant by inter obse...
11  cards
Types of Research Methods
Define case studies 1,
What are the types of self report...,
What are the type of experiments 3
8  cards
Aims and Hypothesis & Operationalization
Define aim 1,
Define hypothesis 2,
What are the types of hypothesis 3
10  cards
Variables & Experimental Methods
Define variable 1,
Define the term independent varia...,
Define the term dependent variable 3
19  cards
Extrenuous & Confounding Variables
Describe what is meant by extrane...,
Describe what is meant by a confo...
2  cards
Sampling Methods
Define target population 1,
What is a sampling frame 2,
What is a sampling method 3
18  cards
Experimental Design
What are the 3 types of experimen...,
Describe the independent groups d...,
Describe the matched pairs design 3
15  cards
Data Analysis - Descriptive Stats
Define descriptive statistics 1,
What do descriptive stats include 2,
Define measures of central tenden...
28  cards
Types of data
What are the types of data 1,
What is primary data 2,
What is secondary data 3
5  cards
Self - report techniques
What are the differences between ...,
What are interviews 2,
What are strengths of interviews 3
8  cards
Observational method
What are the types of observation 1,
What is naturalisic observation 2,
What is structured onservation 3
5  cards
Corrolations
What is a correlation 1,
What can correlation not do 2,
What is a covariable 3
6  cards

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