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Explain the difference between an aim and a hypothesis

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An aim is what a study is trying to achieve, while a hypothesis is a specific prediction of what it will find.

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Write an aim for a novel experiment

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Explain what is meant by a directional (one tailed) hypothesis

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When should a directional hypothesis be used?

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Explain what is meant by a null hypothesis and its purpose

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Explain what is meant by an independent variable

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Explain what is meant by a dependent variable

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Explain what is meant by an extraneous variable

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Explain what is meant by a confounding variable

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Explain the importance of controlling extraneous variables

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Explain how extraneous variables can influence the results of an experiment

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Explain how confounding variables can influence the results of an experiment

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Describe the key features of a lab experiment

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Describe the key features of a field experiment

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Describe the key features of a natural experiment

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Describe the key features of a quasi experiment

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Discuss the strengths and limitations of a lab experiment

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Discuss the strengths and limitations of a field experiment

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Discuss the strengths and limitations of a natural experiment

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Discuss the strengths and limitations of a quasi experiment

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Explain the difference between population and sample

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Explain how random sampling is conducted

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Explain how opportunity sampling is conducted

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Explain how stratified sampling is conducted

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Explain how systematic sampling is conducted

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Explain how volunteer sampling is conducted

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Discuss the strengths and limitations of random sampling

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Discuss the strengths and limitations of opportunity sampling

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Discuss the strengths and limitations of stratified sampling

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Discuss the strengths and limitations of systematic sampling

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Discuss the strengths and limitations of volunteer sampling

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Discuss the implications of random sampling including issues of bias and generalisation

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Discuss the implications of opportunity sampling including issues of bias and generalisation

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Discuss the implications of stratified sampling includng issues of bias and generalisation

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Discuss the implications of systematic sampling including issues of bias and generalisation

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Discuss the implications of volunteer sampling including issues of bias and generalisation

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Explain what is meant by experimental design

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Outline how participants are allocated in repeated measures design

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Outline how participants are allocated in independent groups design

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Outline how participants are allocated in matched pairs design

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Discuss strengths and weaknesses of the repeated measures design

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Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the independent groups design

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Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the matched pairs design

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Explain the importance of control in experimental conditions

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Explain what is meant by random allocation

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Explain what is meant by counterbalancing

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Explain what is meant by randomisation

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Explain what is meant by standardisation

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Explain how to obtain a random sample

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Explain how counterbalancing is done

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