psy211 - research skills in psychology

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Decks in this class (12)

Week One - Introduction To Scientific Method & Research Process
What is intuition,
What are the 5 ways of knowing,
What is authority regarding ways ...
36  cards
Week Two - Sampling & Ethics
Define population,
Define parameters,
What is a sample
30  cards
Week Three - Data Types/Variables/Descriptive Statistics
What are the 4 main data types,
Define categorical nominal variables,
Define key characteristics of an ...
39  cards
Week Four - Reliability & Validity
In order for measures to be reliable,
In order for measures to be valid,
Reliability
31  cards
Week Five - Statistical Hypothesis Testing
What do standardised scores help do,
Z scores,
Method for converting raw scores ...
24  cards
Week Six - Chi-Square
What is a univariate design,
What is a factorial design,
Explain degrees of freedom
25  cards
Week Seven - Correlation & Regression
What is correlational research,
What are the two goals of correla...,
Internal validity is what in rega...
25  cards
Week Eight - Experimental Design
What are the 3 classes of variables,
What are behavioural variables,
What are stimulus variables
35  cards
Week Nine - Surveys & Questionnaires
The two main overarching types of...,
Examples of self completed surveys,
Examples of administered intervie...
20  cards
Week Ten - T-Tests
When do we use a t test,
3 types of t tests,
The 4 general assumptions of t tests
26  cards
Week Eleven - ANOVA
What is anova used for,
Define a one way anova,
What is the null hypoth in regard...
19  cards
Week Twelve - Qualitative Methods
Criticisms of quantitative method,
What is the emphasis in qualitati...,
What does qualitative research ai...
39  cards

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