variables

Question 1

independent variables

Answer 1

what the experimenter CONTROLS

Question 2

dependent variables

Answer 2

what the experimenter MEASURES

Question 3

why should you control of extraneous variables

Answer 3

it is important to control extraneous variables so the cause and effect can be established properly, which allows validity. it also allows reliability since it will be easier to replicate

Question 4

participant variables examples

Answer 4

age, intelligence, motivation, skill, gender, experience

Question 5

situational variables examples

Answer 5

order effects- e.g boredom

Question 6

environmental variables examples

Answer 6

time of day, temperature, noise

Question 7

demand characteristics

Answer 7

cues which communicate to the participant what is expected of them, which is therefore replicated by the participant. they try and mirror behaviour they believe they are expected to achieve

Question 8

operationalising variables

Answer 8

defining variables in a measurable way