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Experimental Methods
What is an aim,
What are aims developed from,
What is a hypothesis
24  cards
Research Issues
What is an extraneous variable,
In different words what are extra...,
Are extraneous variables easy to ...
22  cards
Experimental Design
Define random allocation,
Define counterbalancing,
Define experimental design
23  cards
Types of Experiments
What is a labatory experiment,
Are laboratory experiments always...,
What is the first strength of lab...
28  cards
Pilot Studies
What are pilot studies,
When do pilot studies take place,
How many people are used for a pi...
6  cards
Sampling
What does the term population ref...,
Why is population sometimes refer...,
Why do we take a sample of a popu...
17  cards
Non-Experimental Methods
Why do we use non experimental me...,
What are the 5 types of non exper...,
What is self report
21  cards
Ethical Issues
What does ethical issues refer to,
What role do researchers have a r...,
What are the 5 potential ethical ...
16  cards
Observational Studies (Non-Experimental)
What is involved in observational...,
What are some methods used in obs...,
What is a naturalistic observation
41  cards
Correlation Studies (Non-Experimental)
What is a correlation study,
What is a correlation analysis,
What do correlation studies rely on
19  cards
Representing Data
How is quantitative data represented,
What are raw scores,
How is qualitative data represented
16  cards
Descriptive Data
What are measures of central tend...,
What are the 3 types of the measu...,
What is an average
14  cards

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