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Research Methods: Extraneous Variables & Controls Flashcards

1
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An unwanted variable other than the IV that COULD effect the DV is known as…

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An Extraneous Variable

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An extraneous variable is another variable that is not the…

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Independent Variable that could effect the DV.

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What can an extraneous variable do?

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Effect the DV

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Having an extraneous variable in a study would lower which type of validity?

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Internal validity

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If I had low control in my research, why may the internal validity of my study be lowered?

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Due to an extraneous variable(s)

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Name an example that is a situational factors of EVs

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Task Difficulty

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Situational Factors are things to do with the …

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Environment

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Give 2 examples of Participant variables that are EVs

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Age
Gender
IQ
Eyesight
Hearing

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EVs to do with the environment are what type of factors?

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Situational Factors

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EVs to do with the participant e.g. age or IQ is an example of what variables?

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Participant Variables

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Experimenter Variables are things to do with who?

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The researcher

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Give an example of an experimenter variable (keyterm)

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Investigator effects e.g. tone of voice

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Tone of voice & investigator effects are examples of what type of extraneous variable?

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Experimenter Variables

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When an extraneous variable is not controlled and DOES affect the DV - this is known as…

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A confounding variable

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A confounding variable is an extraneous variable that has …

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NOT been controlled

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16
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What is the keyterm for participants changing natural behaviour due to clues given off by the researcher?

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Demand Characteristics

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A demand characteristic is where the researcher gives off … and the participant …

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Clues

Changes their natural behaviour

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What 2 H’s may a participant do to the researcher due to demand characteristics?

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Help // Hinder

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To control demand characteristics - who would we get?

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Another researcher who does not know the aims

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20
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Name the 2 methods of CONTROLLING bias in research

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Randomisation

Standardisation

21
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When standardising - participants will have the the …

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SAME instructions//environment

22
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HOW could I conduct randomisation? Give 2 methods

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Picking out of a hat

Random computer generator

23
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In a study - what 2 aspects should be randomised by picking out of a hat?

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Order of the task (e.g. word list)

Order of conditions

24
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Bias & Demand characteristics are problems (extraneous variables) of experimental ..

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METHODS

25
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Name the issue (extraneous variable) associated with independent groups design

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Individual Differences

26
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Name the issue (extraneous variable) associated with repeated measures design

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Order Effects

27
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Individual Differences is a potential extraneous variable of which experimental design?

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Independent Groups Design

28
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Order Effects is a potential extraneous variable of which experimental design?

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Repeated Measures Design

29
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Order Effects & Individual Differences both reduce which type of validity of experimental designs?

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Internal Validity

30
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Having different participants in different conditions causes what extraneous variable in an independent groups design?

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Individual Differences

31
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Participants taking part in all conditions may perform better or worse because of what extraneous variable associated with repeated measures design?

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Order Effects

32
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Order Effects cause participants to become what? (Name 3)

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Better

Bored

Fatigued

33
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Becoming bored, better or fatigued are what extraneous variable in a repeated measures design?

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Order Effects

34
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Becoming bored, better or fatigued is an extraneous variable associated with which experimental design?

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Repeated Measures Design

35
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Name the control used to reduce individual differences as an extraneous variable in an independent groups design

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Random Allocation

36
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Name the control used to reduce order effects as an extraneous variable in repeated measures design

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Counterbalancing (ABBA)

37
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Random Allocation is a control for what extraneous variable in what design?

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Individual Differences in Independent groups design

38
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Counterbalancing (ABBA) is a control for what extraneous variable in what design?

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Order Effects in Repeated Measures Design

39
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What is the 1st step of Random Allocation as a control for individual differences?

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Write the names of ppt on equal sizes pieces of paper

40
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What is the 2nd step of Random Allocation as a control for individual differences?

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Put the names on paper into a hat

41
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What is the 3rd step of Random Allocation as a control for individual differences?

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Randomly pick out names of ppt and place half in condition 1 half in condition 2

42
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When conducting random allocation, what do I put the names of ppt in once written on equal sized pieces of paper?

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A hat

43
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What do I write on equal sized pieces of paper when conducting random allocation?

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Names of ppt

44
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What is the purpose of counterbalancing?

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To reduce order effects

45
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How to I reduce order effects?

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Counterbalancing

46
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Once counterbalancing has been conducted, what happens to the order effects?

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They are BALANCED OUT across conditions

47
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How do I minimise order effects by balancing them out across conditions?

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Counterbalancing (ABBA)

48
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When a researcher uses counterbalancing, what is the order of conditions for the first half of participants and the order for the second half of participants

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First half condition A to condition B
Second half condition B to condition A

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