Experimental

Question 1

Outliers

Answer 1

A value that lies a long way from other results.

Question 2

Respect

Answer 2

All living things have value and are empowered to make their own decisions.

Question 3

Controlled variable

Answer 3

Variables a researcher holds constant.

Question 4

Personal errors

Answer 4

Mistakes and miscalculations by the researcher.

Question 5

Between Subject design

Answer 5

Participants are randomly allocated to either the Experimental or Control group.

Question 6

Uncertainty

Answer 6

A lack of exact knowledge of the value being measured; can identify possible causes of errors.

Question 7

Confounding Variable

Answer 7

The variable that HAS affected the DV apart from the IV.

Question 8

Extraneous Variable

Answer 8

A variable that isn’t the IV but MAY affect the DV if not monitored.

Question 9

Within-Subject design

Answer 9

All participants are involved in both the Experimental and Control groups.

Question 10

Systematic Errors

Answer 10

Cause the accuracy of a measurement to differ from the true value.

Question 11

Random Errors

Answer 11

Unpredictable, affects the precision of a measurement.

Question 12

Beneficence

Answer 12

The research maximises benefits and minimises risks and harm.

Question 13

Investigation Methodology

Answer 13

The type of research study - how the data is gathered.

Question 14

Mixed Design

Answer 14

Has elements of both Within and Between subjects design.

Question 15

Precision

Answer 15

How closely a set of values agree with each other.

Question 16

Repeatability

Answer 16

How close successive measurements are to each other (SAME CONDITIONS).

Question 17

Non-Maleficence

Answer 17

The harm from the research doesn’t outweigh the benefits.

Question 18

Classification and Identification

Answer 18

Arranging phenomena, objects or events into manageable or unique sets.

Question 19

Accuracy

Answer 19

How close a measurement is to the True Value.

Question 20

Controlled Experiment

Answer 20

Investigation of the relationship between 1 IV and a DV.

Question 21

External Validity

Answer 21

The results can be applied to similar individuals in a similar setting.

Question 22

Literature Review

Answer 22

Collating and analysing secondary data.

Question 23

Modelling

Answer 23

Constructing or manipulating a representative model.

Question 24

Integrity

Answer 24

Honest reporting, searching for knowledge.

Question 25

Justice

Answer 25

No outcome of the research is unfair to one group over another.

Question 26

Simulation

Answer 26

Using a model to study a real or theoretical system.

Question 27

Fieldwork

Answer 27

Observations out of a lab/classroom.

Question 28

Case Study

Answer 28

Individual or small group. Real-life situation.

Question 29

True Value

Answer 29

The value found if the quantity could be measured perfectly.

Question 30

Correlational Study

Answer 30

Studies the relationships between uncontrolled variables.

Question 31

Validity

Answer 31

If the study measures what it is supposed to be measuring.

Question 32

Reproducibility

Answer 32

How close successive measurements are to each other (CHANGED CONDITIONS).

Question 33

Internal Validity

Answer 33

If the investigation investigates what it claims to investigate.