Variables

Question 1

Extraneous variables

Answer 1

Variables other than the iv that has an effect on the dv

Question 2

Participant variables

Answer 2

Variables relating to the the individual characteristics of each participant that may impact how they respond

Question 3

Examples of participant variables

Answer 3

Mood , anxiety, intelligence, awareness

Question 4

Examples of extraneous variables

Answer 4

Age , gender, race, academic background etc

Question 5

Two types of extraneous variables

Answer 5

Participant variables and situational variables

Question 6

Situational variables

Answer 6

Variables relating to things in the environment thst may impact how each participant responds

Question 7

Examples of situational variables

Answer 7

Temperature of the room, outside noise , weather etc

Question 8

How fo you reduce ev

Answer 8

• standardisation
• random allocation
• single/ double blind technique

Question 9

Standardisation

Answer 9

Keeping oarts of the procedure the same so that each participant experiences the same procedure

Question 10

Random allocation

Answer 10

Participants are picked out of a hat to allocate them to a condition opposed to the experimenter choosing

Question 11

Single/ double blind technique

Answer 11

The people conducting the test and the participants don’t know what conditions they’re in

Question 12

Iv

Answer 12

The variable(s) you change

Question 13

Dv

Answer 13

The variable(s) you measure