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Psychology - investigating behaviour

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By: Katie Christie
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Decks in this class (17)

Aims, variables, hypothesis and data types
Quantitative data definition,
Quantitative data advantages,
Quantitative data disadvantages
33  cards
Experimental design
Repeated measures,
Repeated measures advantages,
Repeated measures disadvantages
16  cards
Locations of research
Lab research,
Lab advantages,
Lab disadvantages
9  cards
Quasi-experiments
Quasi experiments,
Two types of quasi experiments,
Natural experiments
10  cards
Sampling methods
Bias,
Generalisation,
Target population
23  cards
Observational techniques
Participant observation,
Non participant observation,
Overt
10  cards
Self-report techniques
Closed question,
Closed question advantage,
Closed question disadvantage
21  cards
Reliability, validity and threats to validity
Reliability,
Internal reliability,
External reliability
33  cards
Ethical issues and ways to deal with them
Confidentiality,
Confident,
Anonymity
29  cards
Correlational studies
Continuous variable,
Intervening variable,
Correlation
11  cards
Content analysis and case studies
Content analysis,
Content analysis advantages,
Content analysis disadvantages
6  cards
Measures of central tendency and dispersion
Measures of central tendency,
Mean,
Mean process
21  cards
Displays of quantitative data
Features of graphs and tables,
Frequency table,
Bar ca
11  cards
Reporting psychological investigations
Designing your own study introduc...,
Designing your own study method,
Designing your own study design a...
21  cards
Peer review
The role of peer review the scien...,
The role of peer review peer review,
The parliamentary office of scien...
18  cards
Milgram - behavioural study of obedience
Background,
Obedience,
The experiment
18  cards
Kohlberg - child as a moral philosopher
1  cards

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