Pilot studies Flashcards
What is a single-blind procedure
When participants are not aware of the aim of the study or experiment or which condition they are in in the experiment
What is the purpose of a single-blind procedure
To control for the confounding variables
What is a double-blind procedure
When both participants and researcher are unaware of the aim of the experiment
What is the purpose of a double-blind procedure
To reduce demand characteristics and investigator effects
When are double-blind procedures mostly used
During drug trials
What is a placebo
A fake drug
What is a pilot study
A small-scale trial run of the actual investigation
What is the purpose of a pilot study
To check procedures, measuring scales, materials etc. work and to allow the researcher to make changes or modifications
