AQA Psychology - Research Methods Flashcards

Decks in this Class (25):

• Experimental Method

  Experimental Method

  Sample Cards:

  what is an experimental method,

  what is the research aim,

  what is independent variables
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• Control Of Variables

  Control of Variables

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  why do you control extraneous variables,

  what is an extraneous variable,

  what are four types of extraneous variab
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• Experimental Design

  Experimental Design

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  what is experimental designs,

  what are the three experimental design,

  describe the independent measure
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• Types Of Experiment

  Types of Experiment

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  what are four types of experiments,

  what is a laboratory experiment,

  what do experiments allow us to do
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• Sampling

  Sampling

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  what is a population,

  what is a sample,

  what should a sample be
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• Ethical Issues And Ways Of Dealing With

  Ethical Issues and Ways of Dealing with Them

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  what does the bps stand for,

  who are the bps,

  what does the apa stand for
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• Pilot Studies

  Pilot Studies

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  what is a pilot study,

  why is a pilot study conducted,

  when can a pilot study be use
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• Observational Techniques

  Observational Techniques

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  what are observations,

  why observations usually used,

  what are observational methods
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• Observational Designs

  Observational Designs

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  what are the three main observational de,

  what is a behavioural categories,

  what is behavioural categories similar t
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• Self Report Techniques

  Self-Report Techniques

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  what are the two types of self report te,

  what is a questionnaire,

  why can questionnaires be used as part o
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• Self Report Design

  Self-Report Design

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  what should you avoid to make good quest,

  what is a closed question,

  strength of closed question
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• Correlations

  Correlations

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  what is a correlation,

  what is a scattergram,

  what are the three types of correlation
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• Data Analysis Kinds Of Data

  Data Analysis: Kinds of Data

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  what are four different types of data,

  what is quantitative data,

  strength of quantitative data
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• Data Analysis Descriptive Statistics

  Data Analysis: Descriptive Statistics

  Sample Cards:

  what is central tendency,

  what is the mean,

  strength of the mean
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• Data Analysis Graphs

  Data Analysis: Graphs

  Sample Cards:

  what are the types of ways to present an,

  what is a table,

  what is a bar chart
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• Mathematical Content

  Mathematical Content

  Sample Cards:

  what does percentage mean,

  how to convert a percentage to a decimal,

  what is a decimal place
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• Calculating The Sign Test

  Calculating the Sign Test

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  when would you use the sign test,

  how to calculate the sign test,

  for a sign test to be significant the cr
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• Peer Review And Psychology And The Econo

  Peer Review and Psychology and the Economy

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  what is peer review,

  what should the people who are reviewing,

  what are the aims of a peer review
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• Case Studies And Content Analysis

  Case Studies and Content Analysis

  Sample Cards:

  what is a case study,

  what kind of data does case study usuall,

  how do researchers construct case study
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• Reliability

  Reliability

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  what is reliability,

  what is a measuring device reliable,

  what is test retest reliability
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• Types Of Validity

  Types of Validity

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  what does validity mean,

  what are the two broad categories of val,

  what does mundane realism refer to
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• Choosing A Statistical Test

  Choosing a Statistical Test

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  what is levels of measurement,

  what is statistical tests,

  which statistical test should be used wh
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• Probability And Significance

  Probability and Significance

  Sample Cards:

  what does probability mean,

  what does significance mean,

  what does a significant result mean
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• Reporting Psychological Investigations

  Reporting Psychological Investigations

  Sample Cards:

  what does an abstract contain,

  what does an introduction contain,

  what does a method contain
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• Features Of Science

  Features of Science

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  what does paradigm mean,

  what is meant by a paradigm shift,

  what is meant by objectivity
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