G544 Psychology Experiments Quiz

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  • Created by: HLOldham
  • Created on: 10-05-16 14:13
What is an Experimental Hypothesis?
A hypothesis which predicts the effect of the IV on the DV
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What is an Operationalised Hypothesis?
A hypothesis which shows how variables are going to be tested, by describing them
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What is a Null Hypothesis?
A hypothesis which states there will be no effect of the IV on the DV
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What is a One Tailed Hypothesis?
A hypothesis which predicts the direction in which results are expected to occur
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What is a Two Tailed Hypothesis?
A hypothesis which states there is some kind of difference between two events
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What is the Independent Variable?
The variable which you manipulate (cause)
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What id the Dependent Variable?
The variable that you measure (effect)
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What is a Repeated Measures Design?
Performance of participants in one condition compared with their performance in a different condition
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What is an Independent Measures Design?
Performance of participants in one condition compared with other particioants performance in a different condition
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What is a Matched Pairs Design?
Participants in each condition matched to each other on set variables (e.g. age, sex etc)
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What is a Laboratory Experiment?
An experiment conducted in highly controlled conditions and usually in laboratory settings
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What is a Field Experiment?
An experiment conducted in the participants own environment
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What is a Quasi Experiment?
An experiment where the independent variable is naturally occurring and therefore cannot be manioulated
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What is a Questionnaire?
Questions where the participants give a written response or responds on a computer
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What is an Interview?
Questions asked face-to-face or over the phone
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What is a Psychometric Test?
Questionnaire that measures psychological variable
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