Chapter 4 Flashcards
1
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Characteristics of research methods
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potential for self-correction, operational definitions, reliability and validity of measures and observations, base rates, statistical versus clinical significance
2
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Blinds
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reduces the impact of outside factors on the study
3
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Types of Studies
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correlational, analogue, field, single participant/ case study, biological, epidemiological
4
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Correlational Studies
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a study of the relationship between two variables, no causation
5
Q
Name one common psychological test
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Rorschach
6
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Types of Reaseach
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Biological and Epidemiological
