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experimental designs
the organization of groups and conditions in an experiment
how many types of experimental conditions are there?
3
independent measures design
matched pairs design
repeated measures design
independent measures design
involves the random placement of participants from ur sample into the control & experimental groups.
dvs are then compared btw the 2 groups
matched pairs design
researcher purposely matches participants to form groups.
when is repeated measures design used
when the goal of the research is to compare conditions rather than groups of participants
repeated measures design
sample group of participants is exposed to 2 or more conditions, which are then compared
when is matched pairs design used?
when the researcher believes it important that the groups must be equivalent in a specific variable
when the sample size is not large enough to ensure that random placement will ensure group equivalency
what are repeated measures design vulnerable to?
order effects
to overcome order effects, researchers must use….
counterbalancing
what is counterbalancing
involves using another group of participants where the conditions are switched.