1. GCSE Psychology 9-1 Topic 11 Research Methods
Checklist
Topic Pages Completed
Independent and dependent variables
Situational variables and extraneous variables
132-134
Hypotheses 135
Methods of sampling 136-137
Research and experimental designs
Issues of reliability and validity
138-140
Ethical issues in psychological research 141-142
Understanding research methods
Lab, field and natural experiments
Interviews
Questionnaires
Correlations
Case studies
Observations
143
144-146
146-147
147-148
148-149
149-150
Data analysis 151-152
Maths skills
Ratios, fractions, percentages
153
Descriptive statistics
Range, mean, median, mode
154-155
Representing and interpreting data
Normal distributions
Bar charts
156-158
Representing and interpreting data
Scatter diagrams and correlations
Estimations and results of scatter diagrams
Plotting variables and interpreting graphs
158-160
160
Types of data
Primary and secondary data
Qualitative and quantitative data
161-2
Issues and Debates
Ethical issues
163-165