Variables controls Flashcards
1
Q
Participant variables
A
- Have a large enough sample to gain representative samples
- Design e.g matched pairs minimize participant variables
- Randomisation / random allocation
2
Q
Situational variables
A
- Conduct a pilot study
- Standardisation
3
Q
Experimenter variables
A
- Double-blind - neither researcher nor participants know the conditions
- Inter-observer reliability - get an independent observer to rate the same behaviour and check for disagreement
