An event that is directly manipulated by an experimenter in order to test its effect on another variable.
Independent variable
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A set of procedures that are the same for all participants in order to be able to repeat the study.
Standardised procedures
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Participants form an interpretation of the experments aim and purpose and subconsciously change their behaviour to fit that interpreation.
Demand characteristics
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The research method that is conducted in a natural environment.
Field
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Experirmental design that has two seperate groups and they each experience the different conditions.
Independent Groups
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Subgroups within a population are identified and participants are taken in proportion to their occurence in the population.
Stratified Sampling
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An inital run through of the procedures to be used in an investigation, it is used to identify flaws in the procedures designed by the researcher.
Pilot study
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The study is carried out under cover. The researcher's identity and purpose are kept concealed from the group.
Covert
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A quantitative research method commonly employed in survey research. The aim of the approach is to ensure that each interview is presented with exactly the same questions in the same order.
Structured interview
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As one co-variable increases so does the other.
Positive correlation
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An observational technique in which the observer records behaviour in a given time frame.
Time sampling
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Neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is recieving a particular treatment.
Double blind procedure
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A set of procedures that are the same for all participants in order to be able to repeat the study.
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Standardised procedures
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Participants form an interpretation of the experments aim and purpose and subconsciously change their behaviour to fit that interpreation.
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The research method that is conducted in a natural environment.
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Card 5
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Experirmental design that has two seperate groups and they each experience the different conditions.
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