aos 3 unit 2 exam help cue cards for sac 1

Question 1

illustration

Answer 1

population of interest, sampling, sample, allocation, experimental group, control group

Question 2

population of interest

Answer 2

the wider the group of people that the researcher is interested in understanding

Question 3

sampling

Answer 3

participants are chosen through a random or stratified sampling technique

Question 4

sample

Answer 4

the participants selected from the population, who participant in the investigation

Question 5

allocation

Answer 5

participants are divided between the experimental and control groups

Question 6

experimental group

Answer 6

participants who are exposed to the IV

Question 7

control group

Answer 7

the participants who are not exposed to the IV

Question 8

investigation aim

Answer 8

the purpose of a study. Includes the variables being studied and is written is a statement

Question 9

investigation question

Answer 9

the question that is to be solved by the study.

Question 10

independent variable (IV)

Answer 10

the variable that is being changed by the researcher

Question 11

operationalizing the IV and DV

Answer 11

involves defining how they will be manipulated or measured in the experiment

Question 12

controlled variables

Answer 12

variables that are held constant to ensure the the only influence on the dependant variable is the independent variable

Question 13

controlled experiment

Answer 13

an experimental investigation of the relationship between one or more independent variable and the dependant variable

Question 14

extraneous variable

Answer 14

variables other than the other than the independent variables that have unwanted effect of the DV and the results