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a-level psychology - research methods

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By: Simran Sanghera
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Decks in this class (15)

L1 - Experimental Methods
Independent variable iv,
Experimental conditions,
Control condition
19  cards
L2 - Observational Techniques
What s an observation,
Non participant observation,
Non participant observation advan...
26  cards
L3 - Self-Report Techniques
Self report techniques,
Interviews,
What are the 3 main types of inte...
18  cards
L4 - Correlarions
Correlation,
Positive correlation,
Negative correlation
14  cards
L5 - Aims & Hypotheses
Aims,
Operationalisation of variables,
Hypotheses
10  cards
L6 - Sampling Techniques & Pilot Studies
Target population,
Sample,
Random sampling
22  cards
L7 - Experimental Designs (incl. Randomisation, Counterbalancing And Standardisation)
Experimental designs,
Three main types of experimental ...,
Experimental condition
16  cards
L8 - Reliability, Validity & Control Of Extraneous Variables
Reliability definition,
Two types of reliability,
External reliability
17  cards
L9 - British Psychological Society (BPS) Code Of Ethics And Ethical Issues
High quality research,
Ethical guidelines,
Introduction
24  cards
L10 - Validating New Knowledge & The Role Of Peer Review
Validating new knowledge,
What s a peer review,
Advantages of psychologists publi...
15  cards
L11 - Psychology & The Economy
4 ways the psychology economy are...,
Social change,
How has research into conformity ...
7  cards
L12 - Types Of Data
3 types of data,
Nominal discrete data,
Ordinal continuous data
15  cards
L13 - Descriptive Statistics: Measures Of Central Tendency & Measures Of Dispersion
Measures of central tendency,
Mean,
Median
7  cards
L14 - Mathmatical Concepts & Distributions
Tables,
Types of graphs,
Bar charts
9  cards
L15 - Statistical Testing - The Sign Test (When To Use & Calculations)
Two types of statistics,
Descriptive statistics,
Inferential statistics
15  cards

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