Types of extraneous variables Flashcards

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What are demand characteristics?

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  • participants realise what the aim of the experiment is and then act unnaturally (either doing exactly what they think the experimenter wants or the opposite)
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What are situational variables?

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  • Participants are affected by the environment they are in (noise) rather than the IV
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What are participant variables?

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  • when the results of a study are more affected by participants individual characteristics (gender, age) rather than the IV
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What are order Effects?

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  • When the results of a study are improved by the repetition of a task rather than the IV.
    -If someone does the same task multiple times they will improve over time or get worse (fatigue effects)
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What are experimenter/observer effects?

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  • When the participants complete an activity differently because they know someone is watching them.
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