Research Methods

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Decks in this class (30)

Experimental types
What are the four types of experi...,
What is a natural experiment 2,
What is a strength of natural exp...
13  cards
Variables
What is the dependent variable 1,
What is the independent variable 2,
What is an extraneous variable 3
4  cards
Aims and Hypotheses
What is an aim 1,
What are the types of hypothesis 2,
What are the types of alternative...
6  cards
Experimental designs
What are the three experimental d...,
What is independent groups 2,
In independent groups what does t...
14  cards
Types of study
What is a pilot study 1,
What is a single blind study 2,
What is a double blind study 3
5  cards
Types of sampling
What is random sampling 1,
What is a strength of random samp...,
What is a weakness of random samp...
15  cards
Observational techniques
0  cards
Self report techniques
0  cards
Correlations
0  cards
Content analysis
0  cards
Case studies
What is a case study 1,
What do case studies often analyse 2,
Evaluate case studies detail 3
5  cards
Observational design
0  cards
Questionnaire and interview design
0  cards
Control in studies
0  cards
Ethics
0  cards
Peer review
0  cards
Implications of psychological research for the economy
0  cards
Reliability
What is reliability 1,
What are the ways of assessing re...,
What is test retest reliability 3
8  cards
Validity
0  cards
Features of science
What is a paradigm 1,
What is a paradigm shift 2,
What is objectivity 3
6  cards
Reporting psychological investigations
What are the main sections of a s...,
What is included in the abstract 2,
What is the introduction 3
7  cards
Quantitative and qualitative data
0  cards
Primary and secondary data
0  cards
Descriptive statistics
0  cards
Presentation and display of quantitative data
0  cards
Distribution
0  cards
Levels of measurement
0  cards
The sign test
0  cards
Probability and significance
What is probability 1,
What is significance 2,
What is the critical value 3
7  cards
Choice of statistical test
0  cards

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