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2. what is a weakness of a field experiment?

  • lack of control over setting can introduce too many extraneous variables
  • high control over environment
  • low demand characteristics
  • high in ecological validity

3. what is reliability?

  • anything that could bias the research has been minimised or eliminated, allowing research outcomes to speak for themselves
  • if similar results are obtained when the same participants are tested again then the measure is said to be reliable
  • the test retest method
  • artificial tasks

4. what is an example of a null hypothesis?

  • there will be a significant difference is driving performance between those who drink alcohol before driving and those who drink orange juice before driving
  • there will be no significant difference in peoples driving performance whether they drink alcohol or not
  • people who drink alcohol before driving will make significantly more driving mistakes than those who drink orange juice

5. what is an advantage of matched pairs design?

  • it lowers the validity of the findings
  • it lowers demand characteristics
  • increases extraneous variables

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