A-Level AQA A Psychology - Research Methods

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Decks in this class (26)

Hypothesis and variables
What is the definition of a hypot...,
What is an experimental hypothesis,
What is a null hypothesis
13  cards
Controlling extraneous variables
What is an extraneous variable,
What is a confounding variable,
What are the types of extraneous ...
12  cards
Experimental design
What is a method,
What are independent groups,
What are repeated measures
15  cards
Observations
What is controlled observation,
What is natural observation,
What is an overt observation
18  cards
Types of experiment
What are the four types of experi...,
What is a laboratory experiment,
What is a field experiment
10  cards
Ethics
What are ethical issues,
What is informed consent,
What is deception
14  cards
Sampling
What is a random sample,
What is systematic sample,
What is a stratified sample
9  cards
Correlations
What is correlation,
What are the three types of corre...,
What is positive correlation
23  cards
Types of data
What are the two types of data,
What is qualitative data,
What is quantitative data
14  cards
Peer review
What is a peer review,
What do a peer reviews validate,
How do peer reviews improve research
6  cards
Interviews
What are the 3 types of interviews,
What are structured interviews,
What are unstructured interviews
15  cards
Debriefing and informed consent
What is a briefing,
What are factors that affect will...,
What is the purpose of a briefing
8  cards
Pilot studies
What is a pilot studies,
What is the purpose of pilot studies
2  cards
Descriptive statistics
What are measures of central tend...,
What are measures of dispersion,
What is the mean
18  cards
Presentation of quantitative data
What is a table,
What is a bar chart,
What is a histogram
19  cards
Primary and secondary data
What is primary data,
What is secondary data,
What are strengths of primary data
6  cards
Meta-analysis
What is a meta analysis,
What is the aim of a meta analysis,
What does a meta analysis result in
8  cards
The sign test
What is significance,
What is the sign test,
What are statistical tests used for
16  cards
Choosing a statistical test
What are the 3 key questions when...,
What do the hypothesis for testin...,
How are the results of a test for...
28  cards
Correlations and case studies
What is a case study,
What are the strentghs of case st...,
What are limitations of case studies
3  cards
Reliability
What is reliability,
What are the ways of assessing re...,
What is test retest
11  cards
Validity
What is validity,
What are ways to asses validity,
What is face validity
14  cards
Content analysis
What is quantitative analysis,
What are the steps of content ana...,
What is quantitative data
14  cards
Thematic analysis
What is thematic analysis,
What is thematic analysis used for,
How does thematic analysis allows...
30  cards
Reporting psychological investigations
What are the sections of a resear...,
What is the abstract,
What does the abstract include
9  cards
Features of science
What is empirical method,
What is objectivity,
What is a paradigm
8  cards

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