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cognitive approach

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how information is processed in the brain

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what is an experiment?

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a scientific procedure undertaken to test a hypothesis in order to demonstrate casual relationships

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hypothesis

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statement of what a theory predicts

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laboratory experiment

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occurs in a controlled artificial environment

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field experiment

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occurs in a natural environment

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lab experiment - strengths

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very scientific - hypotheses tested in a fully controlled environment

standardised procedure usually used - easy to repeat

participants are normally aware they are taking part - can give informed consent

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lab experiment - weaknesses

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time consuming to design and conduct

difficult to recruit participants

expensive

participants likely to guess the aim of the study and therefore behave differently

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field experiment - strengths

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shows natural behaviour but is also controlled

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field experiment - weaknesses

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doesn’t have full control over variables - cannot be replicated easily

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operationalisation

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making the variable clear and precise

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experimental group

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the group where the variable is manipulated to see if there is an effect

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control group

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the group where nothing is manipulated so it acts as a baseline for comparison

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random allocation

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randomly allocating participants to independent variable conditions means that all participants have an equal chance of taking part in each conditon

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directional hypothesis

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states the direction in which the results are expected to go

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non-directional

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doesn’t make any claim to which way the results may go

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null hypothesis

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a statement of no difference

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independent measures

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different participants are used in each condition of the independent variable

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independent measures - strengths

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avoids order effects

makes guessing the aim unlikely

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independent measures -weaknesses

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participant variables
- individual differences
- solution : randomisation

requires a large amount of participants

chances of obtaining the true aims of the experiment are lower

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repeated measures

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each condition of the experiment includes the same group of participants

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repeated measures - strengths

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suits research when only a small amount of participants are available

controls participant variables

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repeated measures - weaknesses

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order effects
- practice effect
- fatigue effect
- solution: counterbalancing

participants may guess aims

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matched pairs

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participants are matched in terms of key variables and then one member of each pair in placed into the experimental group and into the control group

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matched pairs - strengths

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avoids order effects

controls participant variables

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matched pairs - weaknesses

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experimenter effects - the experimenter has had to choose who to match

time consuming

costly

doesn’t control all participant variables

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counterbalancing

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the participant sample is divided in half, with one completing the two conditions in one order and the other half completing the conditions in the reverse order

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random allocation (randomisation)

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all participants have an equal chance of taking part in each condition

avoids bias

limits the effects of participant variables

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what are the types of extraneous variables?

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experimenter effects

demand characteristics

situational variables

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participant variables

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characteristics of those taking part

e.g. age or IQ

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situational variables

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environmental factors that may affect the results

e.g. temperature or time of day

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experimenter effects

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things about the experimenter which may affect the results

e.g. gender or tone of voice

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experimenter bias

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beliefs about what they are studying can create bias

could be conscious or subconscious

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demand characteristics

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occur when the participants try to make sense of the research and act accordingly to support the aim of the research.

or

when participants change their behaviour a a result of cues from the research situation

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how can demand characteristics and experimenter effects/ bias be prevented?

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single blind or double blind studies

however, participant is unaware of the study so cannot give informed consent

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objectivity

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based on scientific facts and observations

provable, measurable and observable

not influenced by the researchers emotions, personal opinions or expectations

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subjectivity

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affected by assumptions, beliefs, opinions

influenced by emotions, personal feelings and experiences

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reliability

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the idea of consistency or replicability

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test re-test reliability

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a measure of whether something varies from one time to another

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inter-rater

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two or more individuals have a high agreement on a score and therefore the measurement of behaviour is reliable

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standardised procedure

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a clearly defined and documented process that remains the same and consistent throughout the research

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validity

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whether a result is ‘true’

whether the experiment measures what it is supposed to

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internal validity

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how well the procedure establishes a cause and effect relationship

can be improved by controlling extraneous variables

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construct validity

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how well the measure being used is a useful indicator of what is supposed to be studied

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predictive validity

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the extent to which the performance on the measure can predict the future performance on a similar criteria

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triangulation

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using multiple studies on the same topic and comparing results

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how is internal validity assessed?

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examine construct validity, predictive validity and triangulation

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external validity

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how well the study applies to real life

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population validity

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the extent to which findings apply to other populations than those used as the sample

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ecological validity

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the extent to which the research can be generalised to real life everyday situations

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mundane realism

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the extent to which a task reflects ordinary life

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how is external validity assessed?

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examine population validity, ecological validity and mundane realism

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sampling

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the process of selecting subjects to study from the target population

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sample

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a smaller group selected from a target population

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random sampling

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everyone in the target population has an equal chance of being selected

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random sampling - strengths

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cost effective
avoids bias
representative

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random sampling - weaknesses

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may not be representative
time consuming for larger samples

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opportunity sampling

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uses people from the target population who are available at the time and willing

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opportunity sampling - strengths

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easy
less time consuming
convenient
no need for advertisements

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opportunity sampling weaknesses

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could be biased/ sampling bias

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volunteer sampling

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participants who respond to advertisements asking for people to take part in research

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volunteer sampling - strengths

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convenient
participants get into contact

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volunteer sampling - weaknesses

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not very representative of target population

bias - people taking part may be more willing to please

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stratified sampling

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the researcher divides or stratifies the target group into sub groups

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stratified sampling - strengths

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representative of target population

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stratified sampling - weaknesses

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complicated

time consuming

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