Control of variables Flashcards

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Why do you control extraneous variables

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To show experiments result are cause and effect

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Confounding variables definition

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Act as an alternative IV
Changes in the DV may be caused by confounding variables rather than the IV, and therefore the outcome is meaningless

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Control definition

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The extent to which any variables are held constant or regulated by a researcher

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external validity definition

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The degree to which a research finding can be generalised

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Ecological validity definition

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The degree to which a research finding can be generalised to other settings

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Population validity definition

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The degree to which a research finding can be generalised to other groups of people

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Historical validity definition

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The degree to which a research finding can be generalised over time

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Internal validity

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The degree to which an observed effect was due to the experiment manipulation rather than other factors such as extraneous variables

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Internal validity

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The degree to which an observed effect was due to the experimental manipulation rather than other factors such as extraneous variables

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Mundane realism

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how the study mirrors the real world

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validity definition

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Refers to whether the observed effect is a genuine one

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What is internal validity concerned with

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What goes on inside a study e.g whether the researcher tested what she or he intended to test

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what is external validity affected by

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The internal validity

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What is external validity concerned with

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The place where the researcher was conducted (ecological validity)
The people who are studied (population validity)
The historical period (historical validity)

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15
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What is the scientific cycle

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Writing a hypothesis designing a study collecting data analysing results
Questioning the validity of the study

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