psych - [6] research methods

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experimental method
Definition of experimental method,
Definition of aim,
Definition of hypothesis
12  cards
research issues
What are extraneous variables ev,
Why are extraneous variables a re...,
What are confounding variables
10  cards
experimental designs
What is an experimental design,
What is the independent groups de...,
What are the strengths of the ind...
10  cards
types of experiment
What are lab,
What the strengths of laboratory ...,
What are the limitations of labor...
12  cards
sampling
What does the term population ref...,
What is a sample,
What is a random sample
18  cards
ethical issues and ways of dealing with them
How do ethical issues arise,
What is the bps code of ethics,
What are the four major ethical i...
23  cards
pilot studies and types of procedures
What is a pilot study,
What does a pilot study involve,
What are the aims of pilot studies
8  cards
observational techniques
What are naturalistic observations,
Strengths of naturalistic observa...,
Limitations of naturalistic obser...
17  cards
observational design
Ways of recording data unstructur...,
Ways of recording data structured...,
Strengths of structured observations
17  cards
self-report techniques
questionnaires and interviews
19  cards
self-report design
What is a likert scale,
What is a rating scale,
What is a fixed choice option
17  cards
correlations
What is a correlation,
What are co variables,
Where and how are correlations pl...
13  cards
types of data
What is qualitative data,
What is quantitative data,
Is qualitative data better than q...
25  cards
measures of central tendency and dispersion
What is descriptive statistics,
What are measures of central tend...,
What is the mean
17  cards
presentation of quantitative data
How is data summarised in a table,
When are bar charts used,
When are histograms used
9  cards
statistical testing: the sign test
What is the purpose of statistica...,
What is the sign test used for,
What conditions are needed to det...
10  cards
peer review
What is peer review,
What is the aim of science and ps...,
How might psychological research ...
11  cards
implications of psychological research for the economy
What is the economy,
What does implications mean,
What are the implications of psyc...
7  cards

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