EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

Question 1

Describe repeated measures

Answer 1

Each participants are a part of the control and experimental group.

Question 2

List advantages of repeated measures

Answer 2

• Eliminate participant variables

- Fewer partipants

Question 3

List disadvantages of repeated measures

Answer 3

• Order effects, participants may get bored or particpants ( improve practice) Counterbalancing ( changing the order of tasks) may reduce/eliminate order effects

Question 4

Describe independent group

Answer 4

participants are randomly allocated to control or experimental group.

Question 5

list advantages of independent

Answer 5

Experiment can be done all at once- quick

no effect from drop outs

Question 6

list disadvantages of independent groups

Answer 6

• participant variables can effect dv

- large number of participants

Question 7

describe matched participants

Answer 7

participants matched on certain charactersistics

Question 8

list advantages of matched particpants

Answer 8

-variable they are matched on will not influence results

Question 9

list disadvantages of matched participants

Answer 9

• dropouts mean lost data from Bothe particpants
• expensive
• time consuming