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Decks in this class (24)

Experimental methods
What are experimental methods 1,
What are the aims of an experiment 2,
What is a hypothesis 3
10  cards
Research issues
What are extraneous variables 1,
What is a confounding variable 2,
What are demand characteristics 3
9  cards
Experimental designs
What are the three experimental d...,
What is an independent groups des...,
What are the strengths and weakne...
10  cards
Types of experiment
What are the different types of e...,
What is a laboratory experiment 2,
What are the strengths and weakne...
9  cards
Sampling
Define a population 1,
What is a sample 2,
What are the different sampling t...
13  cards
Ethical issues
What are the four ethical issues 1,
How to deal with ethical issues 2
2  cards
Pilot studies
What is a pilot study 1,
What is a single blind procedure 2,
What is a double blind procedure 3
4  cards
Observational techniques
What are the types of experiment 1,
What is naturalistic and evaluate...,
What is a controlled observation ...
7  cards
Observational design
Unstructured evaluate 1,
Structured 2,
What are behavioural categories 3
5  cards
Self report techniques
What is a questionnaire 1,
What is an open question 2,
What is a closed question 3
9  cards
Self report design
What are the different types of c...,
What is a likert scale 2,
What is a rating scale 3
9  cards
Types of data
What is qualitative data 1,
What is quantitative data 2,
What is primary data 3
8  cards
Measures of central tendency and dispersion
What are the measures of central ...,
Describe the mean 2,
Describe the median 3
7  cards
Presentation of quantitative data
When are bar chart 1,
When are histograms used 2,
When are scattergrams used 3
6  cards
Peer review and psychological research and the economy
What is peer review 1,
What are the mains of a peer revi...,
What are the weaknesses of peer r...
6  cards
Case studies and content analysis
What are case studies 1,
How are case studies conducted 2,
What are the strengths of case st...
11  cards
Reliability
What is reliability 1,
What are ways to assess reliabili...,
What is test retest 3
9  cards
Validity
What is validity 1,
What is internal validity 2,
What is external validity 3
9  cards
Sections of a scientific report
What are the sections of a scient...,
What is an abstract 2,
What is an introduction 3
11  cards
Features of science
What was philosopher kuhns theori...,
What is a paradigm shift 2,
When does kuhn think progress hap...
14  cards
Analysis and interpretation of correlations
What is a correlation 1,
Draw examples of a 1 and 1 correl...,
What does a 1 and 1 correlation m...
8  cards
Statistical testing:the sign test
What is statistical testing 1,
What is the criteria for a sign t...,
How do we conduct a sign test 3
13  cards
Type 1 and Type 11 errors/probability
What is a type 1 error 1,
When are type 1 errors more likel...,
What is a type 11 error 3
6  cards
Choosing a statistical test?
What factors decide which statist...,
What are the experimental designs 2,
Draw the table 3
7  cards

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