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psychology: research methods

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Decks in this class (13)

experimental Methods
What are the disadvantages of a l...,
What are the advantages of a lab ...,
What is a lab experiment
20  cards
Observations
What is a continuous recording,
What must behavioural categories be,
How do we assess inter observer r...
64  cards
hypothesis
What is a one tailed directional ...,
What is a directional hypothesis ...,
What is a non directional hypothe...
7  cards
types of variables
What are extraneous variables,
What is a confounding variable
2  cards
types of bias from researcher
What is observer bias,
What are investigator effects,
What is interviewer bias
3  cards
improving research
What is standardisation,
What is counterbalancing
2  cards
designs
What is an independent groups design,
What are the advantages of matche...,
What are the disadvantages of mat...
12  cards
sampling
What are the advantages of random...,
What is an opportunity sample,
What are the disadvantages of sel...
17  cards
ethics and dealing with them
What is deception,
What is presumptive consent,
What is restrospective consent
12  cards
single/double blind
What is a single blind test,
What is a confederate,
What is the control condition
3  cards
interviews/ questionnares
What are open questions,
What is a closed question,
What is a weakness of a closed qu...
32  cards
types of data
What is a positive correlation,
What is a negative correlation,
What is the weakness of quantitat...
22  cards
analysing data : graphs, sign test
What is a bar chart and when is i...,
What are scattergraphs and when a...,
What a skewed distribution curve
33  cards

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