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Research Methods (AQA AS Psychology)

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Aims, Hypotheses & Variables

  1. Aims & Hypotheses
  2. Manipulation and Control of Variables

Research Issues, Controls & Pilot Studies

  1. Research Issues & Controls
  2. Pilot Studies & the Aims of Piloting

Experiments: Types & Design

  1. Types of Experiment
  2. Experimental Design

Sampling Methods

  1. Sampling Methods

Ethical Issues & Ways of Dealing with Them

  1. Ethical Issues & Ways of Dealing with Them

Peer Review & the Economy

  1. The Role of Peer Review in the Scientific Process
  2. Implications of Psychological Research & the Economy

Observational Techniques & Design

  1. Types of Observation
  2. Observational Design

Self-report Techniques

  1. Self-report: Questionnaires
  2. Self-report: Interviews

Correlations & Meta-analysis

  1. Correlations
  2. Meta-analysis

Data Handling: Descriptive Statistics & Computation

  1. Measures of Central Tendency
  2. Measures of Dispersion
  3. Mathematical Content

Data Handling: Types, Interpretation & Display of Data

  1. Types of Data
  2. Presentation & Display of Quantitative Data
  3. Distributions

Introduction to Statistical Testing

  1. Statistical Testing
  2. The Sign Test
  1. Aims, Hypotheses & Variables
  2. Research Issues, Controls & Pilot Studies
  3. Experiments: Types & Design
  4. Sampling Methods
  5. Ethical Issues & Ways of Dealing with Them
  6. Peer Review & the Economy
  7. Observational Techniques & Design
  8. Self-report Techniques
  9. Correlations & Meta-analysis
  10. Data Handling: Descriptive Statistics & Computation
  11. Data Handling: Types, Interpretation & Display of Data
  12. Introduction to Statistical Testing
AQA AS Psychology Past Papers