Experimental Designs

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Define an independent groups design
pps perform one condition once
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Define a repeated measures design
pps perform all conditions of an experiment
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Define a matched pairs design
pps are in similar pairs, based on characteristic, and one of each pair perform each condition
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What are the strengths of an independent groups design?
No order effects, demand characteristics, time saved
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What are the weaknesses of an independent groups design?
More participants needed, group differences
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What are the strengths of a repeated measures design?
Group differences, more data/fewer participants
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What are the weaknesses of a repeated measures design?
Order effects, demand characteristics, takes more time
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Strengths of a matched pairs design?
No order effects, no demand characteristics, group differences
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Weaknesses of a matched pairs design?
More pps needed, matching is difficult, time-consuming
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