》Experimental Method

Question 1

Key Features of Any Experiment?

Answer 1

• To investigate differences between conditions (experimental and control)

• Manipulation and Measurement of Variables

• To test a hypothesis

• To establish cause and effect.

Question 2

What’s the Purpose of an Aim?

Answer 2

• To identify what variables the study is investigating
• To explain the outline & purpose of the study: what researchers are trying to achieve / find out.

Question 3

What is an Independent Variable?

Answer 3

What the researcher manipulates in the experiment.

Question 4

What is a Dependent Variable

Answer 4

This is what the researched measures in the experiment

Question 5

What is an Experimental (Alternative) Hypothesis

Answer 5

This is a prediction about the expected outcome of the experiment. It is written as a precise, and testable statement.

Question 6

NULL Hypothesis

Answer 6

This is the hypothesis the researcher is trying to disprove. It states that the results will not be significant in terms of suppory supporting the idea being investigated