Unit 1 - Experiments from Class Flashcards
To recall experiments done in class, for Unit 1 Section B.
What was the STROOP TEST?
IV - whether you were reading the word or the colour the word was written in. DV - how fast it took to read out the words. Extraneous - Colour-blind, people closer could see better. Design - Repeated. Type - Lab. Type of data - Quantitative. Sampling method - Self-selected.
What was the MEMORY (WORDS/PICTURES) TEST?
IV - whether you remembered the words or pictures. DV - how many words or pictures you remembered. Extraneous - How far away you sat. Design - Repeated. Type - Lab. Type of data - Quantitative. Sampling method - Opportunity.
What was the MUSIC + CONCENTRATION TEST?
IV - whether you concentrated better with or without music. DV - How many ‘e’s you crossed out in a set time. Extraneous - dyslexic, how fast you can read. Design - Independent. Type - Lab. Type of data - Quantitative. Sampling method - Random.
What was the BALL IN BUCKET TEST?
IV - whether you cheered or did not. DV - how many balls you got in the bucket. Extraneous - sunlight. Design - Repeated. Type - Field. Type of data - Quantitative. Sampling method - Self-Selected.
What was the HARRY POTTER TEST?
IV - whether you read the books/films or not. DV - how many words related you found in a word search. Extraneous - dyslexic. Design - Independent. Type - Lab. Type of data - Quantitative. Sampling method - Opportunity.
What was the BOGGLE TEST?
IV - whether you were first born or not. DV - how good you are with words in boardgame Boggle. Extraneous - if you had played Boggle before or not. Design - Repeated. Type - Lab. Type of data - Quantitative. Sampling method - Opportunity.
What was the LEEPERS LADY TEST?
Leeper’s lady visual illusion, do older or younger participants see the younger or older lady. Independent measures.
