Research Methods

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Decks in this class (27)

Experimental Methods
Where are experiments carried out 1,
What can experiments allow 2,
What are the 4 types of experiment 3
31  cards
Observational Techniques
What is an observation 1,
What are the 4 types of observati...,
What is a naturalistic observation 3
12  cards
Self Report Techniques
What is a self report technique g...,
What are questionnaires 2,
What are close ended fixed questi...
21  cards
Correlations
What is correlational analysis 1,
What cannot be done with a correl...,
What is used in correlational ana...
13  cards
Case Studies
What are case studies 1,
What psychological techniques can...,
What are two advantages of case s...
4  cards
Aims and Hypotheses
What is an aim 1,
What is a hypothesis 2,
What are the two types of hypothe...
9  cards
Sampling
What is opportunity sampling 1,
Outline strengths of opportunity ...,
Outline weaknesses of opportunity...
12  cards
Pilot Studies
What is a pilot study 1,
Do pilot studies have lots of par...,
Why are pilot studies used 3
3  cards
Experimental Design
What is experimental design 1,
What are the 3 types of experimen...,
What is an independent groups des...
13  cards
Ethics
The invitation to participants sh...,
The information sheet should incl...,
What is the purpose of the inform...
8  cards
Psychological Research and the Economy
How does the economy relate to ps...,
What is economy 2,
Research figures suggest that wha...
14  cards
Types of Reliability
What is reliability 1,
How can reliability be improved 2,
What is internal reliability 3
9  cards
Types of Validity
What is validity 1,
How can validity be improved 2,
What is internal validity 3
13  cards
Features of Science
Outline empirical methods as a fe...,
Outline objectivity as a feature ...,
What two ways prevent unconscious...
16  cards
Types of Data
What is data 1,
What is quantitative data 2,
State 2 strengths of quantitative...
11  cards
Content Analysis
Outline content analysis 1,
What are the types of coding unit...,
State 3 places that content analy...
10  cards
Thematic Analysis
What is thematic analysis 1,
What are the 6 stages in thematic...,
Thematic analysis may also involve 3
3  cards
Descriptive Statistics
What is raw data 1,
State 3 examples of descriptive s...,
What are inferential statistics 3
19  cards
Data Presentation
What are the 4 main ways of prese...,
Outline histograms as a data pres...,
Outline bar charts as a data pres...
5  cards
Distributions
What is a normal distribution 1,
How do you remember a negative sk...,
How do you remember a positive sk...
5  cards
Statistical Testing
What is a null hypothesis 1,
What is an alternative hypothesis 2,
What is sampling 3
27  cards
Levels of Measurement
Outline nominal data 1,
Outline ordinal data 2,
Outline interval data 3
3  cards
Observational Design
Outline event sampling what is it 1,
Outline time sampling what is it 2,
Outline point sampling what is it 3
5  cards
Variables
What are variables 1,
What are dependent variables 2,
What are independent variables 3
18  cards
Investigator Effects and Demand Characteristics
What are investigator effects 1,
How can investigator effects be e...,
How do investigator effects occur 3
7  cards
Peer Review
What is peer review 1,
The is a peer review board like 2,
What is the peer review process l...
11  cards
Conventions of Report Writing
What is an abstract 1,
What does the abstract feature 2,
What is the introduction 3
15  cards

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