PSYC 203 Research Methods Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A priori method - A way of knowing, proposed by Charles Peirce, in which a person develops a belief by reasoning and reaching agreement with others who are convinced of the merits of the reasoned argument. Leading question - In a survey, a question asked in such a way that the answer desired by the questioner is clear. Simple effects analysis - Following an ANOVA, a follow-up test to a significant interaction, comparing individual cells. concurrent validity - the extent to which two measu...