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Decks in this class (53)

Sampling
Target population,
Sample,
Sampling method
23  cards
Experiment
Ways of conducting psychological ...,
Lab experiment,
Independent variable meaning
61  cards
Descriptive statistics
Data,
Forms of data can be in,
Primary data
43  cards
Inferential statistics
What are inferential statistics,
Accepting the alternative hypothesis,
Accepting the null hypothesis
34  cards
Report writing and Referencing
Writing a report of research 7 steps,
Abstract,
When to write the abstract
14  cards
Self report
Self report,
2 main self report techniques,
Questionnaires
48  cards
Correlation
Correlation,
Co varibales,
Research question
27  cards
Observation
What is observation,
Research aim,
Research question
10  cards
Science in research
Cause and effecf,
How can we ensure the results sho...,
Deduction
13  cards
Methodological issues
Validity,
Types of validity,
Internal validity
22  cards
Social area
0  cards
Milgram experiment (classic study)
What was the aim of this study,
Background of this study,
What type of study was this
40  cards
Bocchiaro (contemporary study)
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1  cards
Piliavin experiment (classic study)
Context of what sparked this expe...,
What were the aims of this experi...,
Independent variables type
49  cards
Levine Et al (contemporary Study)
0  cards
Developmental area
What does this area focus on,
What is the explanation for behav...,
The 2 classical studies in this area
16  cards
Bandura experiment (classic study)
Background of this study,
How does this study link to behav...,
Aim of study
53  cards
Chaney Et Al (contemporary study)
Background to this study,
Aim of this study,
Design of the funhaler
36  cards
Kohlberg (classic study)
Moral development,
Previous theories of moral develo...,
Jean piaget perspective on moral ...
47  cards
Lee Et Al (Contemporary Study)
Individualistic cultures,
Collectivist cultures,
Background of this study
39  cards
Cognitive area
What are the defining principles ...,
What are the mental processes tha...,
Key concepts within cognitive area
6  cards
Moray (classic study)
What is attention,
Cherry s theory of attention,
Background of this study
40  cards
Simon and Chabris (contemporary study)
0  cards
Loftus and palmer (classic study)
What is memory,
Barlett s theory on memory,
What are schemas
52  cards
Grant (classic study)
0  cards
Individual differences area
1  cards
Freud (classic study)
Background to this study,
All the psychosexual stages of de...,
The oral stage
19  cards
Baron-Cohen (contemporary study)
0  cards
Gould (classic study)
Psychometric testing,
Background if this study,
What type of study is
40  cards
Hancock (contemporary study)
0  cards
The Biological area
0  cards
Sperry (classic Study)
Lateralisation of function,
Left hemisphere specialises in,
Right hemisphere specialises in
35  cards
Casey (contemporary study)
What did mischel s study do,
High delayers from mischel s study,
High delayers meaning
17  cards
Blakemore and Cooper (classic study)
0  cards
Maguire (contemporary study)
What part of the brain does this ...,
Hippocampi structure,
Main function of hippocampi
30  cards
Behaviourism
Behaviourism,
Key principle in behaviourism,
Tabula rasa
15  cards
Psychodynamic perspective
0  cards
Usefulness of research
Usefulness,
Why should research be useful,
But why would research not need t...
13  cards
Individual/ situational explanations
What is this debate about,
Situational explanations,
Individual explanations
7  cards
Nature nurture explanations
What is this debate about,
Nature explanations,
Nurture explanations
9  cards
Reductionism or holism
0  cards
Ethics
Broader ethical principles,
Respect ethical principle,
Responsibility
17  cards
Psychology as a science
1  cards
Free will vs determinism
0  cards
Socially sensitive research
0  cards
Unit 2 section C test
Outline what __ is and how it app...,
Outline what the social area of p...,
How does the social area of psych...
31  cards
Unit 2 Section B Test
Question e structure,
Question e paragraph 1,
Question e paragraph 2
15  cards
Stressors In The Environment
Environmental stressors,
Key research,
Black and black aim
33  cards
Biological Rhythms
0  cards
Recycling And Other Conservation Behaviours
0  cards
Psychological Effects Of Built Environment
0  cards
Territory And Personal Space
0  cards
Unit 2 Section A Exam Questions
Dv of maguire,
Strength of maguire s data,
How is casey s study longitudinal
8  cards

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