chapter 1

Question 1

Define the principle of debriefing.

Answer 1

The process where participants are informed about the results of the experiment; provides an opportunity to ask questions

Question 2

Define the principle of deception.

Answer 2

Purposely lying to or misleading participants for personal gain

Question 3

Define the principle of confidentiality.

Answer 3

Protecting the security of personal information provided by participants, as well as their results

Question 4

Define withdrawal rights.

Answer 4

The right of a participant to withdraw themselves and their information from an experiment at any given time, without any reason needed.

Question 5

Define informed consent.

Answer 5

The participant’s capacity to rationally understand what is being asked of them; their ability to actively provide consent

Question 6

Define independent variables.

Answer 6

The variable being altered or changed; affects the dependent variable and its results

Question 7

Define dependent variables.

Answer 7

The variable being tested and measured; affected by changes made to it via the independent variable

Question 8

Define a hypothesis.

Answer 8

A testable prediction; can be phrased as a statement or question

Question 9

Define the impact of sample size on generalisability.

Answer 9

A smaller sample size can result in a biased sample that cannot be generalised to the larger population of interest.

A sample size of 10% would result in a more representative sample that can be generalised.