30 SEPT

Question 1

Repeated Measures

Answer 1

Using different conditions of the same variable on the same subjects

Question 2

Independent Measures

Answer 2

Using different conditions of the same variable on different subjects

Question 3

Order Effects

Answer 3

differences in research participants’ responses that result from the order (e.g., first, second, third) in which the experimental materials are presented to them.

Question 4

Hypothesis

Answer 4

What a researcher believes will happen in the experiment.

Question 5

Validity

Answer 5

How well a test measures what it is meant to measure.

Question 6

Internal Validity

Answer 6

Whether the results are due to the independent variable or something else.

Question 7

External Validity

Answer 7

How well the results of a study can be expected to apply in other settings.

Question 8

Reliability

Answer 8

The consistency of a study or test. Eg. if you measure your weight with a scale twice in a day you expect a similar result both times.

Question 9

Alternative Hypothesis

Answer 9

A hypothesis that suggests the independent variable will effect the dependent variable.

Question 10

Null Hypothesis

Answer 10

A hypothesis that suggests the independent variable will have no effect on the dependent variable.

Question 11

Demand Characteristics

Answer 11

Participants in a study changing their behaviour based on what they think the researchers want.

Question 12

Control

Answer 12

Participants who do not receive the experimental treatment

Question 13

Extraneous Variables

Answer 13

Variables that are not the independent variable but may still effect the experiment.