Sub-section 2

Question 1

Name 4 ethical issues (not Debrief)

Answer 1

Informed consent
Protection from harm
Right to withdraw
Confidentiality and privacy

Question 2

What is a hypothesis?

Answer 2

A statement of expectation or prediction that will be tested by research.

Question 3

Write out the template for an experimental directional hypothesis

Answer 3

Participants who (insert condition A) will (insert DV) than participants who (insert condition B).

Question 4

Write out the template for an experimental non-directional hypothesis

Answer 4

There will be a difference in (insert DV) between participants who (insert condition A) and participants who (insert condition B).

Question 5

Write out the template for a correlational directional hypothesis

Answer 5

As (insert co-variable A) increases (insert co-variable B) increases/decreases. This will be a positive/negative correlation.

Question 6

What are the 5 sampling techniques?

Answer 6

Volunteer
Opportunity
Random
Stratified
Systematic

Question 7

What are the 3 designs called?

Answer 7

Independent group
Matched pairs
Repeated measures

Question 8

What is an extraneous variable?

Answer 8

A variable you are not investigating but could affect your research.

Question 9

What is concurrent validity?

Answer 9

The extent to which the results of a particular test or measurement correspond to those of a previously established measurement for the same construct.

Question 10

What is meant by the test-retest method?

Answer 10

A way of assessing the external reliability of a research tool.