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A hypothesis that states what will happen in the experiment
Alternative
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Participants put themselves forward to participate in a study (Sample)
Volunteer
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A type of question where there is a specific answer and no chance of extending it
closed
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A hypothesis that states that any changes and differences in the results will be down to chance
Null
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A type of interview where a pre-set order of questions is given
Structured
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Everyone has an equal chance of being chosen (Sample)
Random
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Numerical data
Quantitative
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A type of question where the respondent can answer freely
open
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When respondents say what they think they ought to say
Social Desirability
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The variable that the experimenter manipulates
Independent
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A type of closed question, the respondent marks their view on a scale
Likert scale
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Using people that are available to you at the time (Sample)
Opportunity
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Guessing the purpose of the study and either working with the researcher or against
Demand Characteristics
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A type of interview where there is a schedule of questions but researcher has freedom to follow up on some responses
Semi-structured
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Agreeing or disagreeing all the time
response bias
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Descriptive data
Qualitative
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A hypothesis which states two different outcomes and does not state the direction (Also known as two-tailed
Non-directional
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The variable that is measured
Dependent
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A type of interview where questions are open and structure is flexible
Unstructured
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Classifying the population into categories and choosing participants from each category in the same proportions as they are in the population (Sample)
Stratified
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A hypothesis which states one possible outcome (Also known as one-tailed)
Directional
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Participants put themselves forward to participate in a study (Sample)

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Volunteer

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A type of question where there is a specific answer and no chance of extending it

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A hypothesis that states that any changes and differences in the results will be down to chance

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A type of interview where a pre-set order of questions is given

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