threats to validity

Question 1

Validity

Answer 1

Whether an observed effect is a genuine one

Question 2

Demand characteristics

Answer 2

Describes the effect of expectations and defined them like:

• Everyday demand characteristics : watching football games at home quietly vs being in a stadium chanting. Different situations create different demand behaviours

Experimental demand characteristics - are unsure of how to behave in certain situations.

Question 3

Researcher bias

Answer 3

refers to info ( not iv ) from a researcher that encourages certain behaviours in the participant.