variables Flashcards
1
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What is an experiment?
A
a type of investigation in psychology that tries to study human behaviour in a scientific way
- researchers will manipulate factors to see how they affect human behaviour
2
Q
What is an independent variable?
A
variables that are changed, manipulated by the researcher
3
Q
What is a dependent variable?
A
-researcher is measuring and recording
-results of a psychological study
4
Q
What is an extraneous variable?
A
-affect the results of the study
- they are unaccounted for and may ruin the validity of a piece of research
5
Q
What does it mean to operationalise variables?
A
- making the variables measurable and testable in research
e.g. iv=older people and yonger people: operationalise by saying older people are 50+ and younger are 25-