experimental design Flashcards
1
Q
repeated measures meaning
A
all participants experience all conditions of the experiment (or all levels of the IV)
eg same people are in each condition
2
Q
independent groups design
A
participants only experience one condition of experiment (one level of IV)
eg different people in each condition
3
Q
matched pairs design
A
pairs of participants are matched on variables which may affect the DV
-one member of each pair is randomly allocated to each condition
eg age gender etc
4
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random allocation meaning
A
aims to control participant variables (individual differences between participants which may affect DV) across conditions, so equal chance of being in each condition
