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6. What is an unstructured interview?

  • A free-flowing conversation around a topic
  • Asks a mix of pre-set and unprepared questions
  • A free-flowing conversation around a topic
  • Asks pre-set questions

7. What is a null hypothesis?

  • The name given to a prediction when used in lab/field experiments
  • A prediction of the outcome of a study based on what is expected to happen
  • A prediction that the results will not show any consistent difference/relationship
  • A hypothesis that predicts the direction results will go in

8. What is internal validity?

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  • Whether the measures used in a test genuinely test what they were designed to
  • Whether the test measures what it was intended to
  • Whether findings are generalisable to the target population

9. What is the repeated measures design?

  • How participants are allocated to a study
  • Where the same participants are used for all conditions of a study.
  • Where different participants are used for different conditions but matched on characteristics
  • When participants are split into groups and assigned one condition per group.

10. What is secondary data?

  • Data previously collected for a different study
  • Data collected directly for a specific purpose

11. What is an independent measures design?

  • The participants are not told the aim of the study.
  • Where participants are split into groups, only one group is tested for each condition.
  • Different participants are used for each condition, but matched on important characteristics.
  • The same participants are used for all conditions of a study.