The Experimental Method Flashcards
1
Q
What is an aim?
A
What the researcher intends to find out in a research study
2
Q
What is a hypothesis?
A
A precise and testable statement about the assumed relationship between variables
3
Q
What is meant by standardised procedures?
A
A set of procedures that are the same for all participants in order to be able to repeat the study
4
Q
What is an independent variable?
A
Variables that are manipulated/changed by the research
5
Q
What is a dependent variable?
A
Variables that are measured in a study as they change due to the independent variable
6
Q
What is an extraneous variable?
A
Variables that don’t systematically change with the independent variable but may have an impact on the dependent variable
