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Psych research methods

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7.1 The experimental method
Define aims,
Define debriefing,
Define ethical issues
12  cards
7.2 Control of variables
0  cards
7.3 Return to hypotheses and other things
Define confederate,
Define directional hypothesis,
Define non directional hypothesis
5  cards
7.4 Experimental design
0  cards
7.5 Laboratory and field experiments
0  cards
7.6 Natural and quasi-experiments
0  cards
7.7 More problems with experiments
0  cards
7.8 Sampling
Define bias,
Define generalisation,
Define opportunity sample
28  cards
7.9 Ethical issues
0  cards
7.10 Dealing with ethical issues
0  cards
7.11 Observational techniques
0  cards
7.12 Observational design
0  cards
7.13 Self-report techniques
0  cards
7.14 Self-report design
0  cards
7.15 Correlations
0  cards
7.16 Other research methods
0  cards
7.17 Mathematical skills
0  cards
7.18 Measures of central tendency and dispersion
0  cards
7.19 Display of quantitative data and data distributions
0  cards
7.20 Types of data
0  cards
7.21 Introduction to statistical testing
0  cards
7.22 The scientific process and peer review
0  cards
7.23 Psychology and the economy
0  cards
1.1 Content Analysis
Define coding,
Define content analysis,
Define thematic analysis
6  cards
1.2 Case Studies
Define case study,
What is a case study,
Evaluate the use of case studies ...
3  cards
1.3 Reliability
Define inter observer reliability,
Define reliability,
Define test retest reliability
4  cards
1.4 Validity
Define concurrent validity,
Define ecological validity,
Define face validity
24  cards
1.5 Features Of Science
Define empirical,
Define falsifiability,
Define paradigm
6  cards
1.6 Probability
Define alternative hypothesis,
Define null hypothesis,
Define probability p
6  cards
1.7 Statistical Tests
Define calculated value,
Define critical value,
Define degrees of freedom
18  cards
1.8 Non-parametric Tests Of Difference
0  cards
1.9 Tests Of Correlation
0  cards
1.10 Chi-squared Test
0  cards
1.11 Reporting Investigations
0  cards

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