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PSYCHOLOGY - Research Methods

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Decks in this class (16)

descriptive statistics
What are the two types of descrip...,
What are measures of central tend...,
Name the 3 measures of central te...
14  cards
inferential statistics
What are inferential statistical ...,
What is nominal data 2,
What is ordinal data 3
12  cards
thematic analysis
What is thematic analysis 1,
Strengths of thematic analysis 2,
Weaknesses of thematic analysis 3
3  cards
sampling techniques
What is opportunity sampling 1,
What is volunteer sampling 2,
What is stratified sampling 3
13  cards
types of data
What is qualitative data 1,
What are the strengths of qualita...,
What are the weaknesses of qualit...
12  cards
experimental/research design
What is an independent groups des...,
Strengths of using an independent...,
Weaknesses of using an independen...
12  cards
hypotheses
What is a hypothesis 1,
What are the different types of h...,
What is a null hypothesis 3
6  cards
questionnaires
What is a questionnaire 1,
What are strengths of using a que...,
What are weaknesses of using a qu...
11  cards
interviews
What is an interview 1,
What are the different types of i...,
What is a structured interview 3
11  cards
experiments
lab, field, natural, iv, dv
12  cards
observations
What is an observation 1,
What are the different types of o...,
What is a naturalistic observation 3
16  cards
control issues
0  cards
methodological issues
validity (internal, predictive, ecological), reliability, generalisability, objectivity, subjectivity (researcher bias), credibility.
0  cards
ethical issues in humans
Who sets out the ethical guidelin...,
Blank 2
2  cards
ethical issues in animals
0  cards
additional research methods and techniques
What is a twin study 1,
What does concordance rate suggest 2,
Twin studies strengths 3
30  cards

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