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Psychology- Research Methods

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By: Leo Fellows
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Decks in this class (17)

Key terms
Validity,
Validity,
Ecological validity
12  cards
Types of Experiment
The 4 types of experiments,
Lab experiments,
What are participants aware of in...
15  cards
Types of Observation
Definition of an observation,
Naturalistic observation,
Strengths of a natural observation
22  cards
Self-Report Techniques
The four types of self report tec...,
Questionnaire,
What type of information do quest...
14  cards
Case Studies
Aim of case studies,
What do case studies provide,
Are case studies subjective
4  cards
Hypothesis
Two types of hypothesis,
Directional hypothesis,
Non directional hypothesis
4  cards
Sampling
The sample,
Different types of sampling techn...,
Random sampling
12  cards
Experimental design
Rm design,
What data does rm produce,
Strengths of rm
14  cards
Ethics
Who determines what is ethical in...,
What are the main ethical guidelines,
Informed consent
12  cards
Peer review
What is peer review,
Why do we use peer review,
Issues with peer review
3  cards
Is psychology a science
What is a science,
What is good about science,
What is a paradigm
4  cards
Reliability
What is reliability,
What three measurement tools are ...,
What is external reliability
9  cards
Academic report
What are the aspects of an academ...,
What is the abstract,
What is the introduction
8  cards
Descriptive Statistics
What are the two types of descrip...,
What are the measures of central ...,
What are the measures of dispersion
8  cards
Correlations
What tables are used for qualitat...,
What is a bar chart,
What is a pie chart
10  cards
Distributions
What is formed on a graph when da...,
Where is the mode median mean on ...,
What side of a graph is higher in...
5  cards
Levels of Data
What are the levels of measurement
1  cards

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