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What’s a laboratory experiment?

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An experiment carried out in a controlled environment where the variables can be manipulated

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What are two advantages of lab experiments?

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High internal validity( controlled variables)

easy to replicate

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what are two disadvantages of lab experiments?

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low ecological validity (can’t be generalised)

demand characteristics

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whats a field experiment?

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experiment conducted in an environment that suits what you’re measuring (IV still manipulated)

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give two advantages of field experiments

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high ecological validity (can be generalised)

lack of demand characteristics

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give two disadvantages of field experiments

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low internal validity (less control of confounding or extrenuous variables)
harder to replicate

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what’s a natural experiment?

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conducted when it’s not legal or moral to conduct an experiment

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give two advantages of natural experiments

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allows research in unethical areas

high ecological validity

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give two disadvantages of natural experiments

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lack of casual relationship (IV not directly manipulated)

lack of random allocation

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what’s a quasi experiment ?

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an experiment where variables or IV can’t be manipulated by anyone - they already have it eg. gender or ethnicity

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give two advantages of a quasi experiment

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allows comparison between people

can be carried out in a lab

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give two disadvantages of a quasi experiment

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if tested in a lab, low ecological validity

lack of random allocation

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what’s an extrenuous variable ?

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any variable that may affect the DV - control variables

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whats a confounding variable?

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variables that can’t be or aren’t controlled in an experiment

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what is external validity and the 3 types?

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the degree to which research can be generalised

- ecological (in terms of where it was researched)
 - population (people tested eg. diversity)
 - historical (still valid today?)
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what is internal validity?

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the degree to which the findings are valid in terms of what goes on in the study eg. IV affecting DV? testing the correct DV? confounding and extrenuous ?

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how can validity be tested?

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pilot experiments

18
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what is external reliability?

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repeating and comparing the experiment to be able to trust it

19
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what is internal reliability?

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making sure people in the study have the same experience

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How can reliability be tested?

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pilot stidy

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what is an independent group design?

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each group does ONE level of the IV

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what is the repeated measures design?

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ALL participants receive all levels of the IV

23
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what is counterbalancing?

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either AB, BA or ABBA

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what is the matched pairs design?

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matching participants on similar relevant characteristics and having two similar groups

25
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give 2 advantages of the independent groups?

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avoid order and practice effects

26
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give two disadvantages of the independent groups

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can’t control pps variables eg. abilities

needs more pps

27
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give two positives of repeated measures

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same skill sets

needs less pps

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give two disadvantages of the repeated measures

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order or practice effect

pps may guess the aim

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give two advantages of the matched pairs

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avoid order effects

needs less participants

30
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give two disadvantages of the matched pairs

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time consuming

only matching known relevant variables

31
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what is opportunity sampling?

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finding pps through convenience

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what is random sampling?

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Radom allocation

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what is stratified sampling?

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pps are gained due to the percent of their subgroup in the population

34
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what is volunteer sampling?

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voluntary pps

35
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what do the bps guidelines say?

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consent
privacy 
deception 
harm 
withdraw
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