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Research Methods!

This class was created by Brainscape user Michele Wright. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.

By: Michele Wright
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Decks in this class (13)

Ethics
Who are the bps and what is their...,
What does the bps focus on,
What is a cost benefit analysis
28  cards
Correlations
What is correlational analysis,
What is a positive correlation,
What is a negative correlation
10  cards
Extraneous & Confounding Variables
What is an independent variable,
What is the dependent variable,
What is a variable
13  cards
Descriptive Statistics
What are measures of tendency,
What are the 3 main types of meas...,
How is the mean calculated
14  cards
Controlling Variables
What are the ways to try and cont...,
What is a blind experiment,
What is a double blind experiment
9  cards
Reliability and Vaildity
What is reliability,
What is internal reliability,
What is validity
15  cards
Pilot Studies and Peer Review
What is a pilot study,
Pilot studies evaluation,
What is peer review
6  cards
Aims and Hypotheses
What is an aim,
What is operationalizing variables,
What is a hypothesis
9  cards
Experimental Design
What is experimental design,
What is independent groups design,
How does independent groups desig...
13  cards
Experiments - Types
What are lab experiments how do t...,
Strengths of lab experiments,
Weaknesses of lab experiments
10  cards
Sampling
What is the target population,
What is a sample,
What should a sample be
12  cards
Self Report Techniques
What are self report techniques,
What are the different types of q...,
What are the 2 types of data
13  cards
Observational Techniques
What are observations,
What are naturalistic observations,
What are controlled observations
14  cards

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