Effects/variables Flashcards
1
Q
What are the two extraneous variables
A
Situational amd participant
2
Q
Examples of situational variables
A
Time of day
Lighting
Temperature
3
Q
What can situational variables be overcome by
A
Standardisation
4
Q
Examples of participant variables
A
Age
Sex
Intelligence
5
Q
What can participants variables be overcome by
A
Random allocation
Repeated measures
Matched pair design
6
Q
What is confounding variables
A
Type of extraneous variable that varies systematically between conditions
7
Q
What is investigator effect
A
Where an experimenter may accidentally give cues to make participants respond in a certain way - demand characteristics or guess the aim
8
Q
What can investigator effects be overcome by
A
Standardised instruction to stop leading
Double blind technique
