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Psychology - research methods

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Decks in this class (16)

Experimental Methods
What is a laboratory experiment,
What is the environment like in a...,
Is the iv manipulated within a la...
47  cards
Variables
What is the independent variable,
What is the dependent variable,
What is a variable
9  cards
Hypotheses
What is a hypothesis,
What is an experimental hypothesis,
What is an alternative hypothesis
7  cards
Data Handling And Analysis
What is primary data,
What would collecting primary dat...,
What is a strength of primary data
39  cards
Sampling /Sampling Techniques
What are the different types of s...,
What is an opportunity sample,
What is a random sample
26  cards
Experimental Design
What is independent groups design,
What is repeated measures design,
What is matched pairs design
6  cards
Investigator Effects And Participant Effects
What is investigator bias,
What are investigator effects,
What are some examples of investi...
8  cards
Observational Techniques/design
What does the observational metho...,
Why is it useful to use the obser...,
What are the different types of o...
13  cards
Self Report, Questionnaires, Interviews
What is an interview,
What is an unstructured interview,
What is meant by interviewer effects
17  cards
Correlations
What are the common uses of corre...,
What does correlational research ...,
What are the different types of c...
12  cards
Content Analysis
What is content analysis,
How do you carry out a content an...,
What is a thematic analysis
5  cards
Reliability And Validity
What is reliability,
How is reliability measured,
What is inter rater reliability
20  cards
Features Of Science/The Scientific Process
What is science,
What are me 2 major features of a...,
What are the 7 key features of a ...
20  cards
Reporting Scientific/Psychological Investigations
What are the sections in a psycho...,
What is the abstract,
What is included in an abstract
11  cards
Statistical Testing
What does it mean if data is rela...,
What process do you go through if...,
What process do you go through if...
18  cards
Peer Review
What is peer review,
What is involved in peer review p...,
What are the 3 main purposes of p...
4  cards

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