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Psychology research methods

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By: Anneise Holsey
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Decks in this class (17)

Experimental methods
What is the aim,
What is the hypothesis,
What are the two types of hypothesis
6  cards
Variables
What is a variable,
What is an independent variable,
What is a dependent variable
6  cards
Research issues
What are the unwanted factors in ...,
What are extraneous variables,
What are confounding variables
8  cards
Experimental designs
What are experimental designs,
What are the types of experimenta...,
What is independent groups
13  cards
Types of experiment
What are the different types of e...,
What are lab experiments,
What are strengths of lab experim...
13  cards
Sampling
What is a target population,
What should a sample be and why,
What is the method of sampling
19  cards
Ethical issues
What are the six ethical issues c...,
What sets out ethical codes,
What are the four key principles ...
10  cards
Pilot studies(and more)
What is a pilot study,
What do pilot studies aim to do,
What are the two types of pilot s...
5  cards
Observation
What are the six types of observa...,
What is a controlled observation,
What is a naturalistic observation
25  cards
Self report techniques
What are self report techniques,
What are the self report techniques,
What are questionnaires
13  cards
Scatter graphs and correlation
What are correlations,
What do correlations do,
What are the three types of corre...
9  cards
Mathematical content
What does mean,
What does mean,
What does mean
12  cards
Data Analysis- descriptive statistics
What are measures of central tend...,
What are the measures of central ...,
What are measures of dispersion
14  cards
Data Analysis-graphs
What is descriptive statistics,
When do we use a bar chart,
What are the types of graphs
6  cards
Data Analysis- kinds of data
What are the four kinds of data,
What is qualitive data,
What is quantitative data
14  cards
Reporting psychological investigations
What are the sections of a scient...,
What is the abstract in a scienti...,
Why are abstracts important
20  cards
Implications of psychological research for the economy
What does implications mean,
What are some examples of implica...
2  cards

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