Demand Characteristics Flashcards

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What is a Demand Characteristic?

A

When during the research clues are given off which causes the ppt to change there natural behavior to help or hinder research.

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How can demand characteristics be controlled?

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By having a researcher who does not know the aims of the research to carry it out instead.

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How can bias be controlled?

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Randomisation
write a list with the words
put them on equal sized paper
place in a hat
take out of hat without looking

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