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Research Methods - Psychology

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Decks in this class (13)

Ethics
Who are the bps and what is their...,
What does the bps focus on 2,
What is a cost benefit analysis 3
28  cards
Correlations
What is correlational analysis 1,
What is a positive correlation 2,
What is a negative correlation 3
10  cards
Extraneous & Confounding Variables
What is an independent variable 1,
What is the dependent variable 2,
What is a variable 3
12  cards
Descriptive Statistics
What are measures of tendency 1,
What are the 3 main types of meas...,
How is the mean calculated 3
14  cards
Controlling Variables
What are the ways to try and cont...,
What is a blind experiment 2,
What is a double blind experiment 3
9  cards
Reliability and Vaildity
What is reliability 1,
What is internal reliability 2,
What is validity 3
15  cards
Pilot Studies and Peer Review
What is a pilot study 1,
Pilot studies evaluation 2,
What is peer review 3
6  cards
Aims and Hypotheses
What is an aim 1,
What is operationalizing variables 2,
What is a hypothesis 3
9  cards
Experimental Design
What is experimental design 1,
What is independent groups design 2,
How does independent groups desig...
13  cards
Experiments - Types
What are lab experiments how do t...,
Strengths of lab experiments 2,
Weaknesses of lab experiments 3
10  cards
Sampling
What is the target population 1,
What is a sample 2,
What should a sample be 3
12  cards
Self Report Techniques
What are self report techniques 1,
What are the different types of q...,
What are the 2 types of data 3
13  cards
Observational Techniques
What are observations 1,
What are naturalistic observations 2,
What are controlled observations 3
14  cards

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