Research Methods Y1

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Decks in this class (16)

Experimental Method
Experimental method,
Aim,
Hypothesis
9  cards
Research Issues
Extaneous variables,
Confounding variables,
Demand characteristics
6  cards
Experimental Design
What are the 3 experimental designs,
Independent group design,
Independent group design strengths
12  cards
Types of Experiments
Lab experiments,
Lab experiments strengths,
Lab experiments weaknesses
12  cards
Sampling
Random sample,
Random sample strength,
Random sample weakness
16  cards
Ethical Issues
Ethical issues,
How to deal with ethical issues,
Informed consent
6  cards
Pilot Studies
Control group,
Pilot studies,
Why do researchers do pilot studies
7  cards
Observational techniques
Naturalistic observation,
Naturalistic observation strength,
Naturalistic observation weakness
22  cards
Self-report Techniques
Questionnaires,
Open questions,
Closed questions
13  cards
Self-report Design
Likert scale,
Rating scale,
Fixed choice options
5  cards
Correlations
Correlation,
Co variables,
Positive correlation
8  cards
Types Of Data
Quantitive data,
Quantitive data strength,
Quantitive data weakness
13  cards
Measures Of Central Tendency and Dispersion
Measures of central tendency,
Mean,
Median
7  cards
Presentation Of Quantitative
Tables,
Bar charts,
Histograms
8  cards
Math Content
Percentages,
Converting percentage to decimal ...,
Ratios
7  cards
Peer Review And Psychological research And The Economy
Peer review,
The main aims of peer review,
Evaluation of peer review anonymity
8  cards

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