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Psychology: research methods

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Decks in this class (16)

type of experiments
Describe the features of a lab ex...,
Describe the features of a field ...,
Describe the features of a natura...
12  cards
Types of observations
What does making an observation i...,
What type are most observations,
Describe the features of a natura...
20  cards
self-report technique's
What do self report technique s i...,
Name 2 examples of self report te...,
What do questionnares involve
15  cards
Correlations
What are correlations used for,
Where are correlations planted on,
Ao3 strengths
4  cards
Case studies
What is a case study,
What kind of data does a case stu...,
What does a researcher use during...
6  cards
content analysis
What does content analysis involve,
What is content analysis,
On what kind of data is content a...
7  cards
Aims and hypotheses
What is an aim,
What should the aim include,
What do we develop from the aim
18  cards
pilot studies
What are pilot studies,
What do pilot studies allow inves...,
In pilot studies they test for pr...
3  cards
the role of peer review in the scientific process
What does peer review involve,
Why is peer review done,
Main aims of peer review
5  cards
types of data
What is primary data,
What is secondary data,
Why is primary data more reliable...
11  cards
observational design
What does an unstructured intervi...,
What does a structured observatio...,
What are behavioural categories
17  cards
experimental design
Independent group design,
Repeated group design,
Matched pairs design
6  cards
reliability across all methods of investigation
What is meant by reliability,
What is internal reliability,
What is external validity
7  cards
Validity
What is validity,
What is internal validity,
What is external validity
8  cards
features of a science
What is the scientific process a ...,
What are the 3 parts of the scien...,
What is the main feature of science
16  cards
reporting psychological investigations
What does a scientific report con...,
What is included in the abstract,
What does the abstracts key detai...
18  cards

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