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psychology research methods

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Decks in this class (23)

stats tests
What are the three factors used t...,
What are the three levels of meas...,
What is nominal data
27  cards
probability and significance
What is a null hypothesis,
What is the usual significance le...,
Why is it good to have a 5 signif...
16  cards
Experimental method
What is an aim,
What is a hypothesis,
Hypothesis can be either ___ or _...
14  cards
Research issues.
0  cards
Experimental designs
Define experimental design,
What is an independent groups design,
What is a repeated measures design
8  cards
Types of experiment
What are the four types of experi...,
What is a laboratory experiment,
Strengths of lab experiments
14  cards
Sampling
What is a population,
What is a sample,
Why do we need to take a sample
19  cards
Ethical issues
What are ethical issues,
What is the bps code of ethics,
What are the four major ethical i...
12  cards
Pilot studies (and more)
What is a pilot study,
When can pilot studies be conducted,
What is a single blind procedure
7  cards
Observational techniques
0  cards
Observational design
0  cards
Self-report (techniques + design)
What is self report technique,
What is a questionnaire,
What is an interview
32  cards
Correlations (y12 + y13 content)
What is a correlation,
Which type of graph are correlati...,
What are the two types of correla...
10  cards
Types of data
What is qualitative data,
Give examples of qualitative data,
Are yes no answer questions quali...
20  cards
Measures of central tendency and dispersion
Define descriptive statistics,
What does it mean to measure cent...,
What is the mean
26  cards
Presentation of quantitative data
When would we use a bar chart,
What is a bar chart,
What is a histogram
11  cards
Statistical testing:the sign test
0  cards
Peer review and psychological research and the economy
0  cards
case studies and content analysis
0  cards
Reliability
0  cards
Types of validity
0  cards
reporting psychological investigations
0  cards
Features of science
0  cards

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