AS Level Research Methods

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Decks in this class (15)

Lesson 1 Experimental Methods
Independent variable,
Control condition,
Dependent variable
18  cards
Lesson 2 Observational Techniques
Observations,
Non participant observations,
Advantages of non participant obs...
27  cards
Lesson 3 Self Report Techniques
Self report techniques,
Interviews,
Three main types of interviews
18  cards
Lesson 4 Correlations
Correlations,
Correctional analysis will show o...,
Positive correlation
9  cards
Lesson 5 Aims and Hypotheses
Three steps when conducting research,
Aim,
Operationalisation of variables
8  cards
Lesson 6 Sampling Techniques and Pilot Study
Target population,
Sample,
Random sampling
22  cards
Lesson 7 Experimental Designs
Experimental designs,
Three types of experimental designs,
Experimental condition
16  cards
Lesson 8 Reliability, Validity and Control of Extraneous Variables
Reliability,
Two types of reliability,
External reliability
16  cards
Lesson 9 British Psychological Society (BPS) Code of Ethics and ethical issues
The bps code of ethics,
Introduction,
General
21  cards
Lesson 10 Peer Review
Validating new knowledge,
What is peer review,
Academic journals
8  cards
Lesson 11 Psychology And The Economy
Social change,
Improving memory,
Attachment
4  cards
Lesson 12 Types Of Data
Different types of data,
Nominal discrete data,
Ordinal data continuous data
13  cards
Lesson 13 Descriptive Statistics Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion
Measures of central tendency,
Mean,
Advantage of the mean
18  cards
Lesson 14 Mathematical Concepts and distributions
Tables,
Graphs,
Bar charts
7  cards
Lesson 15 Statistical Testing - The Sign Test
Two different kinds of statistics,
Level of statistical significance...,
Chance defined
12  cards

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