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psychology: research methods

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Decks in this class (30)

experimental method
What is the aim of studying energ...,
What is a hypothesis 2,
What is a directional hypothesis 3
27  cards
control of variables/research issues
What are extraneous variables 1,
True or false evs don t vary syst...,
When should evs be identified in ...
16  cards
experimental design
What is independent groups 1,
Why must participants be randomly...,
Name 2 strengths of using indepen...
6  cards
types of experiment
Where are lab experiments conduct...,
True or false lab experiments are...,
Why may having a highly controlle...
22  cards
sampling
0  cards
ethical issues
0  cards
pilot studies + more
0  cards
observational techniques
0  cards
observational design
0  cards
self-report techniques
What is an open question 1,
What data does an open question t...,
Give an example of an open questi...
27  cards
self-report design
0  cards
correlations
0  cards
types of data
Blank 1
1  cards
measures of central tendency + dispersion
0  cards
presentation of quantitative data
0  cards
mathematical content
Blank 1
1  cards
peer review + psychology + economy
0  cards
case studies
What is a case study in psychology 1,
What do case studies often analyze 2,
Can case studies focus on typical...
16  cards
content analysis
What is content analysis 1,
What forms of communication can b...,
What is the main aim of content a...
15  cards
reliability
What is reliability 1,
Give an everyday example of relia...,
How do psychologists view reliabi...
25  cards
validity
0  cards
choosing a statistical test
0  cards
probability + significance
0  cards
sign test
0  cards
mann-whitney + wilcoxon
0  cards
unrelated + related-t tests
0  cards
spearman's + pearson's
0  cards
chi-squared
0  cards
reporting psychological investigations
0  cards
features of a science
What are the features of science ...,
What is objectivity in the contex...,
What is the empirical method 3
20  cards

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