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Decks in this class (13)

Control Of Variables
What is a confounding variable,
What is the confounding variable ...,
What is an extraneous variable
13  cards
Hypothesis
What is a hypothesis,
What is a directional hypothesis,
What is a non directional hypothesis
9  cards
The Experimental Method
What is an aim,
What is the dependant variable,
What does ur mean by operationali...
6  cards
Experimental Design
What is repeated measure design,
What is a strength of repeated me...,
What is the limitations of repeat...
13  cards
Labatory And Field Experiments
What is a lab experiment,
What is a field experiment,
What are the strengths of a lab e...
6  cards
Sampiling
What is opportunity sampling,
What is the strengths of opportun...,
What are the limitations of oppor...
15  cards
Natural And Quasi Experiments
What is a natural experiment,
What is a quasi experiment,
Strengths of a natural experiment
6  cards
Ethical Issues
What is informed consent,
Limitations of informed consent,
What is deception
17  cards
Content Analysis
What is content analysis,
How do you perform a content anal...,
Strengths of content analysis
8  cards
Problems With Experiments
What is demand characteristics,
What is investigator effects,
How can the researcher deal with ...
3  cards
Peer Review
What is peer review,
What is the purposes of peer review,
Weakness of peer review 2 expert ...
4  cards
Case Studies
What is a case study,
What are examples case studies ar...,
Strengths of case studies
4  cards
Observational Techniques
What is an observation,
What is a controlled observation,
Strengths of a controlled observa...
8  cards

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