Independent Groups Flashcards
1
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what is an independent group design
A
different participants take part in each condition. randomly allocated to each group to avoid researcher bias
2
Q
positive: order effects
A
cannot observe order effects(how the positioning of tasks influences the outcone eg practice effect)
3
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negative: participant variables
A
risk of participant variables affecting the results between conditions
4
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positive: time
A
data collection less time consuming if all conditions of the experiment can be conducted simultaneously
4
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negative: costs
A
different participants need to be recruited for each condition which can be difficult and expensive
5
Q
negative: characteristics
A
if more particpants with a particular characteristic randomly assigned to one of the groups it can affect DV measument
