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Research Methods

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By: Georgina McCrone
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Decks in this class (26)

Experimental Methods
Aim 1,
Hypothesis 2,
The 3 types of hypothesis 3
11  cards
Extraneous and Confounding Variables
Extraneous variables 1,
Confounding variables 2,
Types of evs 3
8  cards
Ethical Issues
Ethical guidelines 1,
Informed consent 2,
Deal with informed consent 3
11  cards
Experimental Design
Independent groups 1,
Ig strengths 2,
Ig weaknesses 3
10  cards
Experimental Methods
Lab experiments 1,
Le strengths 2,
Le weaknesses 3
12  cards
Sampling
Random 1,
R strengths 2,
R weaknesses 3
16  cards
Observational Techniques
Naturalistic 1,
N strengths 2,
N weaknesses 3
18  cards
Observational Design
Unstructured observations 1,
U strengths 2,
U weaknesses 3
15  cards
Self-Report Techniques
Self report techniques 1,
Questionnaires 2,
Open questions 3
16  cards
Self-Report Design
Designing closed questionnaires 1,
Likert scales 2,
Rating scales 3
12  cards
Types of Data
Qualitative 1,
Ql strengths 2,
Ql weaknesses 3
12  cards
Correlations
Correlation 1,
Types of correlation 2,
Positive correlation 3
8  cards
Measures of Central Tendency
Mean 1,
Median 2,
Mode 3
3  cards
Measures of Dispersion
Range 1,
Standard deviation 2
2  cards
Staistical Test
Statistical testing 1,
Sign test conditions 2,
Accepted level of probability 3
4  cards
Presentation of Quantitative Data
Summary table 1,
Bar charts 2,
Scattergrams 3
5  cards
Distributions
Normal distributions 1,
Positive skew 2,
Negative skew 3
3  cards
Peer Review
Peer review 1,
Main aims 2,
Allocate research funding 3
7  cards
Economy
Attachment 1,
Psychopathology 2,
Memory 3
4  cards
Case Studies
Case studies 1,
Features of a case study 2,
Strength 3
5  cards
Content Analysis
Content analysis 1,
Artefacts used 2,
Aim of content analysis 3
11  cards
Validity
Validity 1,
Types of validity 2,
Ways of assessing validity 3
7  cards
Reliability
Reliability 1,
Types of reliability 2,
Most reliable least reliable 3
8  cards
Inferential Statistics
Statistical tests 1,
Choosing a test 2,
Levels of data 3
9  cards
Reporting Psychological Investigations
6 sections in a psychological rep...,
Abstract 2,
Introduction 3
10  cards
Features of Science
Paradigms 1,
Paradigm shift 2,
Pneumonic 3
18  cards

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