Chapter 1 - research

Question 1

IV

Answer 1

What is manipulated/changed?

Question 2

DV

Answer 2

How is it (IV) measured?

Question 3

EV

Answer 3

An unexpected variable that may unwontedly influence the DV/results.

Question 4

Control group

Answer 4

Not exposed to IV

Question 5

Experimental group

Answer 5

Exposed to IV

Question 6

Participant selection - random sampling

Answer 6

Every member of population has an even chance at being selected.

Question 7

Participant selection - convenience sampling

Answer 7

Selecting using the quickest and easiest means possible - most convenient.

Question 8

Participant selection - convenience sampling

Answer 8

Selecting using the quickest and easiest means possible - most convenient.

Question 9

Participant selection - stratified sampling

Answer 9

Population is divided into groups based on relevant characteristics and participants are selected from each groups in relevant proportion to experiment.

Question 9

Sample

Answer 9

Subgroup of population - group that is experimented on.

Question 10

Population

Answer 10

Group of interest to the study, from which the sample is drawn.

Question 11

Experimental designs - matched participants

Answer 11

Same participants are in every condition of experiment.

Question 12

Experimental designs - independent groups

Answer 12

Participants are split into two or more groups (typically control and experiment but not always).

Question 13

Experimental designs - repeated measures

Answer 13

Participants are paired based on relevant characteristics where one is exposed toon condition and the other to the other.

Question 14

Quantitive data

Answer 14

Data concerning numerical amounts and expressed numerically.

Question 15

Qualitative data

Answer 15

Data of concepts that is measured or expressed non-numerically.