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Psychology - Research methods

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Decks in this class (16)

Aims and Hypothesis
What is an aim,
What is a hypothesis,
What is an independent variable
7  cards
Control of variables
What is an extraneous variable,
What is an example of an extraneo...,
Why is an extraneous variable con...
13  cards
Population and Sampling
Definition of a population,
What is random sampling,
What are 2 advantages of random s...
18  cards
Types of experiment
Where does a lab experiment take ...,
What are 2 strengths of a lab exp...,
What do lab experiments lack
15  cards
Ethics
Who are the ethical guidelines pu...,
What is the bps 3 main roles,
What is informed consent
19  cards
Experimental design
What does experimental design mean,
How many conditions do participan...,
What are 2 advantages to using in...
12  cards
Questionnaires
What is the definition of self re...,
What is the definition of questio...,
What are open questions in questi...
7  cards
Interviews
What are structured interviews,
What are unstructured interviews,
What is a semi structured interview
7  cards
Correlations
What does a correlation illustrate,
What type of graph are correlatio...,
What is a positive correlation
6  cards
Types of data
What is qualitative data,
What is an example of qualitative...,
What is quantitative data
17  cards
Graphs
When is a bar chart used,
What data can be put into a bar c...,
When is a histogram used
6  cards
Measures of central tendency
How do you work out the mean,
What is the strength of using the...,
What is the limitation of using t...
15  cards
Types of observations
Why are observations used in an e...,
What is a naturalistic observation,
What is a controlled observation
19  cards
Case studies and content analysis
What is a case study,
What does a case study involve,
What type of data do case studies...
12  cards
Reliability
What is ther definition of reliab...,
What is test retest reliability a...,
What is inter observer reliability
10  cards
Validity
What is the definition of validity,
Is it possible for data to be rel...,
What is internal validity
11  cards

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