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Research methods AO3

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

By: Lydia Cottom
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Decks in this class (24)

lab experiments
Strength high control over extran...,
Strength high in reliability,
Weakness lacks eco val
4  cards
field experiments
Strength less prone to demand cha...,
Strength high ecological validity,
Weakness low reliability
4  cards
natural experiments
Strength provide opportunities,
Strength high eco val,
Weakness happens very rarely
4  cards
quasi experiments
Strength,
Weakness sample bias
2  cards
independent groups
Strength no order effects,
Strength can be used when repeate...,
Weakness individual differences
4  cards
repeated measures
Strength individual differences a...,
Strength requires fewer ppts,
Weakness order effects
4  cards
matched pairs
Strength reduces individual diffe...,
Strength no order effects,
Weakness time consuming
4  cards
random sample
Strength potentially unbiased,
Weakness time consuming
2  cards
systematic sample
Strength avoids researcher bias,
Weakness may not be representitive
2  cards
stratified sample
Strength most representative,
Weakness time consuming
2  cards
opportunity sample
Strength very quick,
Weakness may not be representitive
2  cards
volunteer sample
Strength very quick and easy,
Weakness sample may be bias
2  cards
controlled observation
1  cards
naturalistic observation
0  cards
overt observation
0  cards
covert observation
0  cards
participant observation
0  cards
non-participant observation
0  cards
event sampling
0  cards
time sampling
0  cards
questionnaires
0  cards
interviews
0  cards
correlational analysis
0  cards
case studies
0  cards

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