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Research methods

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Decks in this class (23)

experimental method
Experimental method 1,
Aim 2,
Hypothesis 3
9  cards
research issues
Extraneous variable 1,
Confounding variables 2,
Demand characteristics 3
8  cards
experimental designs
Experimental design 1,
Independent group design 2,
Repeated measures 3
10  cards
types of experiment
Laboratory experiment 1,
Field experiment 2,
Natural experiment 3
15  cards
validity
Validity 1,
Internal validity 2,
External validity 3
16  cards
sampling
Population 1,
Sample 2,
Generalisation 3
13  cards
ethical issues
Ethical issues 1,
Bps code of ethics 2,
What are the four of the major et...
12  cards
pilot studies and more
Pilot study define 1,
The aims of pilot studies 2,
What is an advantage of pilot stu...
12  cards
observational techniques
What is an observational technique 1,
Naturalistic observation 2,
Controlled observation 3
16  cards
observation design
Behavioural categories 1,
Unstructured observation 2,
Structured observation 3
15  cards
self - report techniques
Self report technique definition 1,
Questionnaire definition 2,
Interview definition 3
22  cards
self - report design
Designing questionnaires 1,
Likert scales 2,
Rating scales 3
11  cards
correlations
What is correlation 1,
What is co variables 2,
What is positive correlation 3
7  cards
case studies and content analysis
Case studies definition 1,
Content analysis definition 2,
Coding definition 3
17  cards
types of data
Qualitative data 1,
Quantitative data 2,
Primary data 3
22  cards
types of bias
Culture bias 1,
Gender bias 2,
How to control acquiescence bias 3
32  cards
measures of central tendency and dispersion
Measures of central tendency defi...,
Mean 2,
What is the most sensitive measur...
16  cards
presentation of quantitative data
Scattergram 1,
Bar chart 2,
Histogram 3
8  cards
reliability
Reliability define 1,
Test retest reliability define 2,
Inter observer reliability define 3
14  cards
correlations 2
What is a correlation 1,
What is correlation coefficient 2,
Where are correlation and correla...
7  cards
probability and significance
What is probability 1,
What is significance 2,
What is critical value 3
12  cards
statistical testing: the sign test
What is statistical testing 1,
What is a sign test 2,
What are the three things you nee...
11  cards
Choosing a statistical test
Spearman s rho 1,
Pearson s r 2,
Wilcoxon 3
20  cards

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