Research Methods

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Decks in this class (14)

Observations
What are observations 1,
Types of observations naturalisti...,
Types of observations covert overt 3
10  cards
Aims, Hypothesis And Variables
What is an aim 1,
What is an experiment 2,
What is a variable 3
16  cards
Research Issues And Controls
What is a pilot study 1,
What are demand characteristics 2,
Controls for demand characteristi...
7  cards
Experiments
What is the experimental design 1,
Independent groups design 2,
Repeated measures design 3
11  cards
Sampling
What is a target population 1,
What are the different types of s...,
Opportunity sampling 3
7  cards
Ethics
What are ethical issues 1,
Do the ends justify the means 2,
What is bps code of ethics and co...
10  cards
Self Report Techniques
Self report 1,
Evaluation of self report 2,
Questionnaires 3
14  cards
Correlations And Meta Analysis
What is a correlation 1,
What is a positive correlation 2,
What is a negative correlation 3
8  cards
Descriptive Statistics (measures of central tendency and dispersion)
What are measures of central tend...,
Measures of central tendency mean 2,
Measures of central tendency medi...
9  cards
Data Handling: Types, Display of Data And Distibution
Qualitative data 1,
Quantitative data 2,
Primary data 3
12  cards
Content Analysis And Case Studies
What is a case studies 1,
Evaluation of case studies 2,
What is triangulation 3
6  cards
Relaibility And Validity
What is reliability 1,
Testing reliability 2,
Improving reliability 3
7  cards
Reporting And Features Of A Science
What are the features of a science 1,
Objectivity 2,
The empirical method 3
18  cards
Stats Tests
Type 1 errors 1,
Type 2 errors 2
2  cards

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