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Independent variable

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variable being manipulated

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Dependent variable

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variable being tested

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Confounding variables

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unwanted variables that HAVE affected the DV. EVs that weren’t controlled.

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Extraneous variables

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unwanted variables that MAY affect the DV.

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Controlled variables

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a variable held constant to ensure that the only influence on the DV is the IV

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Random sampling

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ensures every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected to be part of the sample

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Advantages of random sampling

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representative population

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disadvantages of random sampling

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  • time consuming
  • need a complete list of the target audience
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stratified sampling

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a sampling technique involving sampling from different subgroups in the same proportions as they occur in the population of interest

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advantages of stratified sampling

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  • enables the researcher to sample specific groups for comparison purposes
  • high representativeness
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disadvantages of stratified sampling

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  • time consuming
  • needs a complete list of the population
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experimental group

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the group that undergoes the experimental condition/s

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control group

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the group that doesn’t undergo the experimental condition/s and is used as a baseline

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within subjects design

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each participant is in both the experimental and control groups/all conditions

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between subjects design

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each participant is assigned to only one group or condition and provides only one score

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mixed design

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an experimental design that combines the features of the within subject and between subjects designs

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advantages of within subject groups

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  • better at controlling participant variables
  • small sample required
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disadvantages of within subject groups

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  • doesnt necessarily control all variables
  • participant dropout rate
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advantages of between subject groups

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  • low participant dropout rate
  • can be done on one occasion
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disadvantages of between subject groups

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  • large number of participants needed
  • less control over participant variables
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advantages of mixed design

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  • has strengths of within subjects and between subjects
  • fewer participants are needed
  • more precise results
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disadvantages of mixed design

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time consuming

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participant variables

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personal characteristics of a research participant that could influence their responses

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situational variables

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external factors associated with the experimental setting that may influence responses

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demand characteristics

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cues in an experiment that may influence or bias a participant’s response

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experimenter effects

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any influence on the results produced by the person carrying out the research

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placebo effects

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when there is a change in a participant’s behaviour due to their belief that they are receiving an experimental treatment and they respond according to this rather than to the effect of the independent variable

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order effects

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when performance on the dependent variable is influenced by the specific order of an experiment rather than the independent variable

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single blind procedure

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a procedure in which participants are unaware of the experimental condition they are in

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double blind procedure

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a procedure where both the participants and the experimenter are unaware of the conditions allocated to participants

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systematic errors

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errors in data that differ from the true value by a consistent amount

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random errors

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errors in data that are unsystematic and occur due to chance

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personal errors

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include mistakes, miscalculations, and observer errors when conducting research

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repeatability

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the degree to which a specific research investigation obtains similar results when it’s conducted again under the same conditions every time

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reproducibility

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how close the results are to each other when an investigation is replicated under changed conditions

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validity

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the extent to which psychological investigations truly support their findings

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internal validity

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the extent to which an investigation truly measures or investigates what it claims to do

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external validity

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the extent to which the results of an investigation can be applied to similar individuals in different settings

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Accuracy

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How close it is to the true value of the quantity being measured

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Precision

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How closely a set of measurement values agree with each other

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