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Decks in this class (24)

Types Of Experiment
What are the types of experiment,
What is a lab experiment,
What is a field experiment
14  cards
Research Issues (EV's, CV's, Demand Characteristics, Investigator Effects...)
What is an extraneous variable,
What are examples of extraneous v...,
What are confounding variables
11  cards
Experimental Designs
What are the types of experimenta...,
What is independent groups design,
What is a strength of independent...
8  cards
Sampling
What are the 5 types of sampling,
What is a population,
What is the target population
20  cards
Ethical Issues and Ways Of Dealing With Them
What are the ethical issues,
What is informed consent,
What is deception
9  cards
Pilot Studies
What are pilot studies,
What do pilot studies involve,
Why are pilot studies necessary f...
6  cards
Observational Techniques
What are the observational techni...,
What is a naturalistic observation,
What is a strength of naturalisti...
19  cards
Observational Design
What are issues in observational ...,
What are ways of recording data
2  cards
Self-Report Techniques
What are the self r,
What types of questions can be in...,
What is a questionnaire
15  cards
Self- Report Design
What are the types of closed ques...,
What are likert scales,
What are rating scales
10  cards
Correlations
What does a correlation illustrate,
What are the types of correlations,
What is a positive correlation
8  cards
Types of Data
What are the types of data,
What is qualitative data,
What is quantitative data
13  cards
Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion
What are the measures of central ...,
What is the mean,
What are the strengths of the mean
20  cards
Presentation of Quantitative Data
What are the ways to represent data,
What are the two types of distrib...,
What is a normal distribution
6  cards
Features Of A Science
What are the features of a science,
What is a paradigm,
What does kuhn suggest distinguis...
28  cards
Peer Review
What happens before a piece of re...,
What are the main aims of peer re...,
What is allocating research funding
10  cards
Implications of Psychological Research For The Economy
What does the implications mean,
What are the implications of atta...,
What are the implications mental ...
4  cards
Reliability
What is reliability,
What are the ways of assessing re...,
What is the process of test retest
18  cards
Validity
What is validity,
What are the two types of validity,
What is internal validity
22  cards
Reporting Psychological Investigations
Sections of a Scientific Report
8  cards
Choosing A Statistical Test
What are the types of data,
What is nominal data,
What is ordinal data
8  cards
Content Analysis and Coding
What is content analysis,
What are the two types of content...
2  cards
Type I and Type II Errors
What is a type i error,
What is a type ii error,
What is the percent that the wron...
3  cards
Sign Test
What is the first step of the sig...,
What is the second step of the si...,
What is the third step of the sig...
5  cards

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