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Null hypothesis

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No relationship between variables. One does not affect the other

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Experimental hypothesis

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There is a relationship between the variables. One affects the other.

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One tailed experimental hypothesis

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predicts nature of IV on DV

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Two tailed experimental hypothesis

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IV will have an effect on DV, but direction not stated

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IV

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Independent variable. What the researcher changes

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Example of an IV?

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quantity of drug given

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DV

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Dependent variable. What the research measures

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Example of a DV?

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Time taken to complete a task

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  • Where are lab experiments conducted?

- What does this allow for?

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  • In a well-controlled environment

- Accurate measurements

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What does the researcher decide in a lab exp.? (3)

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  • Where exp. will take place
  • Which P’s will be involved
  • What circumstances exp. will be under
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What sort of procedure is used in a lab exp.?

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A standardised procedure.

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examples of lab experiments? (2)

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  • Asch

- Mori and Arai

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What are the 3 kinds of experimental method?

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  • Laboratory
  • Field
  • Natural
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Where are natural experiments conducted?

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In the everyday environment of P’s

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Does the experimenter have control over the IV in a natural exp.? explain.

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No, because it occurs naturally in real life

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Where are field experiments conducted?

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In the everyday environment of P’s

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Does the experimenter have control over the extraneous variables in a field exp.? explain.

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Not high control, because IV manipulated in real-life setting.

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example of a field experiment?

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Waiting room experiment

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extraneous variables?

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outside variables that cannot be controlled by the experimenter and affect the results of the study

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Operational variables?

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How you will define and measure a specific variable as it is used in the study.

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Target population

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The group of people studied.

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Sample

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A group of people chosen from the target population to be studied

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What 2 things must a sample be?

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  • Representative of the target population

- Unbiased

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What must the people in the sample be?

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As varied as much in characteristics and behaviours as those in the target population.

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Random sampling?

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Every member of the target population has equal chance of being selected

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Advantage of random sampling?

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For very large samples it is the best chance of an unbiased representative sample.

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Disadvantage of random sampling?

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Time consuming if very large population is used

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Stratified sampling?

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Dividing the target population into important subcatagories

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Advantage of stratified sampling?

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Deliberate effort made to make it representative

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Disadvantage of stratified sampling?

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Can be time consuming

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Volunteer/self-selecting sampling?

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Using individuals who have chosen to take part in the study

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Advantage of volunteer/self-selecting sampling?

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Convenient and ethical if it involves conformed consent

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Disadvantage of volunteer/self-selecting sampling?

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Can be unrepresentative

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Opportunity sampling?

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Selecting people available at the time

35
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Advantage of opportunity sampling?

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Quick, convenient and economical

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Disadvantage of opportunity sampling?

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Very unrepresentative samples, often bias by researcher who subconsciously selects people who are ‘helpful’

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Quota sampling?

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The researcher decides what categories they want to represent

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Advantage of quota sampling?

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Helps ensure small minority groups are represented

39
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Disadvantage of quota sampling?

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Not always representative as proportions of small groups are distorted- must be combined with another method.

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Systematic sampling?

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People are selected at fixed intervals from target population

41
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Advantage of systematic sampling?

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Generally representative, avoids researcher bias

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Disadvantage of systematic sampling?

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Some people may be excluded if list is incomplete

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Experimental design?

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A set of procedures used to control the influence of participant variables in an experiment

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Independent groups

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participants are divided into 2 or more groups, each group with a different experimental condition.

45
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How are participants sorted into independent groups?

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By random allocation

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Repeated measures

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Each participant takes part in every condition under test

47
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Matched pairs design

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Pairs of participants are matched in terms of key variables, 1 member of each pair is placed into the experimental group, the other into the control group

48
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Give 2 examples of key variables

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IQ, age

49
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Participant variables?

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Characteristics of participants that may affect the outcome of the study

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