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Experimental Design Flashcards

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Internal validity

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In an experimental design, having the IV be the only thing that can change between groups

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External validity

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The degree to which the results can reasonably be applied to other groups/the outside world

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Specific hypothesis/operational definition

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Define everything/minimize that which is left to interpretation

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Checklist for a good design

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  1. Specific hypothesis
  2. Operational/conceptual definitions
  3. Random sampling
  4. Internal/external validity
    ‘5. Mundane/experimental realism
  5. Informed consent
  6. Replication
  7. Correlationa/experimental/obersvation
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Experimental vs. correlational design

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what does an operational definition ALWAYS mean?

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  1. INDEPENDENT variable
  2. DEPENDENT variable
  3. Define EVERYTHING
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