Extranous varibles Flashcards
1
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What are the four types of extrnous varibles?
A
- Demand charcteristics
- Partcipant variables
- Expermineter varibles
- Situational varibles
2
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What are demand charcteristics?
A
When teh partcipants change their behaviour based on what teh researcher wants.
This could be because of the surroundings, the researchers behviour and their own interpretation
3
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What are particpnat variables?
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- A part of teh particpants bacjground could effect the study
Like gender, age, eductaion, religon
4
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How do you reduce particpnat varibles?
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- Random allocation to the conditons of the IV
5
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What are situational varibles?
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Where conditions of the external enviorment can effetc the way that particpants behave.
Like weather, loctation, time, day/ night or noise
6
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How do you control situation varibles?
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- Use a standrasied proceure so all conditions are the same for all particpants.
7
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What are experimenter varibles?
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Where the researchers provides clues or ininfluences how teh particpants should behave affetcing teh particpnats actions.
