PSYC 304 Research Methods Athabasca

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Chapter 1
4 major ways of knowing about beh...,
Empirical simply means based on,
Empirical includes
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Chapter 1 FITB
There are four ways of knowing ab...,
Logic plays an important role in ...,
Plays a diminished role in scienc...
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Chapter 2 FITB
A must be narrowed down to a mana...,
The is essential to help you unde...,
The research question is a very s...
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Chapter 5 FITB
A is some property of an event in...,
A is a measure either results of ...,
An is one that is believed to cau...
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Chapter 6 FITB
A conclusion based on research is...,
Four types of research validity a...,
An investigation has internal val...
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Chapter 7 FITB
The fundamental meaning of the te...,
Experiments in which different gr...,
The group in a between subjects e...
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Chapter 2
List and explain the purpose and ...,
Article reading process,
Proposal is
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Chapter 5: Variables
Aspect of a testing condition tha...,
How are variables related to theo...,
Dependent variable
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Chapter 6: Validity
Internal validity,
What is meant by confounding,
Why is confounding particularly a...
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Chapter 7: Control
What does the concept of control ...,
Control condition,
Within subjects experiment
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Chapter 3 FITB
All psychological research should...,
The decision to conduct research ...,
Although it is impossible to avoi...
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Chapter 8 FITB
Nonexperimental research has two ...,
Although nonexperimental research...,
Nonexperimental research methods ...
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Chapter 9 FITB
Are useful ways to determine the ...,
Designing a is a complex procedur...,
The first step in designing a que...
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Chapter 12 FITB
Experiments using have been perfo...,
The single participant tradition ...,
Single participant research has s...
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Chapter 3: Ethics
Balance between potential benefit...,
Consent assent willingness to par...,
Difference between apa and medica...
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Chapter 8: Non-experimental research: Observational, Case Study, Archive
Manipulation,
Assignment,
Observation
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Chapter 9: Non-experimental_survey
For what purposes are surveys used,
Characteristics of survey,
A sample
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Chapter 12: Single subject design
Name several prominent psychologi...,
Clinical significance,
Power
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Chapter 10 FITB
In a true experiment the experime...,
The independent variables of an e...,
In one factor experiments the lev...
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Chapter 11 FITB
A factorial design uses all combi...,
Factorial designs are employed wh...,
A factorial design may save time ...
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Chapter 13 FITB
The boundaries between true exper...,
Quasi experiments may be performe...,
The most common quasi experimenta...
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CHAPTER 10 True Experiments, Part 1: Single-Factor Designs
True experiment,
Quasi experiment,
Factors
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CHAPTER 11 True Experiments, Part 2: Factorial Designs
Factorial design,
Advantages of using factorial des...,
Main effect
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CHAPTER 13 Quasi Experiments
True experiment 3 conditions,
Quasi experiment,
How are quasi experiments differe...
21  cards
quizzes from textbook site
Which of the following are empiri...,
The problem with common sense as ...,
The theory of obesity that makes ...
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Quiz 1
Consider the following statement ...,
Determinism is the doctrine that ...,
A __________ describes events tha...
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Quiz 2
When two different variables of a...,
A study of existing records is ca...,
In a case study the researcher se...
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Quiz 3
Which of the following is a true ...,
The two basic elements of a true ...,
Which one of the following proced...
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CHAPTER 4 FITB
1 scientific communication takes ...,
Most psychology journals follow t...,
A scientific report requires the ...
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Epilogue FITB
Because science is a human enterp...,
Essential limitations come from t...,
Three considerations constitute p...
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Chapter 4 writing APA
Archival publication,
Invisible college,
Discourse community
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Epilogue
What are the responsibilities of ...,
Briefly discuss the human biases ...,
Essential limitations of science
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