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6. The findings are genuine and the effects are caused by the IV. You are studying what you intended to measure

  • validity
  • content validity
  • reliability
  • dependent variable

7. The extent that we can be sure that the results are a product of what we think they are. In other words, we can be sure the DV is a product of the IV

  • reliability
  • internal reliability
  • external reliability
  • validity

8. Analysis of material to see what categories or themes emerge

  • Content Analysis
  • Content validity
  • Concurrent validity
  • Ordinal data

9. Two or more quantities (measures) that vary with each other

  • measurements
  • variables
  • co-variables
  • objects

10. real consent is freely given from participants who fully understands what they are agreeing to

  • confidentiality
  • protection from harm
  • consent
  • right to withdraw

11. Keeping all information private e.g. the names of the participants

  • Right to Withdraw
  • Consent
  • Confidentiality
  • Deception

12. data that is non-numerical and descriptive (rich in detail)

  • qualitative data
  • quantitative data

13. The most frequently occurring value in a set of scores

  • Mode
  • Ratio
  • Median
  • Mean

14. Every member of the target population has an equal chance of being selected (such as putting all names in a hat and picking out 10)

  • volunteer samping
  • opportunity sampling
  • Random sampling
  • systematic sampling

15. It predicts that the IV will affect the DV but the direction of the effect is not specified

  • null hypthesis
  • directional hyposthesis
  • non-direction hypothesis
  • hypothesis

16. A method where the observer does not attempt to manipulate any part of the situation and simply observers behaviour

  • Natural experiment
  • Observation
  • Lab experiment
  • Recording

17. This is the extent to which we can be sure that our results hold true once we are outside the experimental situation

  • External validity
  • Internal validity
  • Concurrent validity
  • Content validity

18. Refers to the consistency of a test/study (how dependable it is) also if it's repeated and similar results are obstained

  • Concurrent Validity
  • Reliability
  • Validity
  • Ecological validity

19. Misleading or withholding information

  • protection from harm
  • informed consent
  • deception
  • confidentiality

20. Defining variables in a form that they can be easily measured/ unambiguous

  • operationalised
  • content
  • observation
  • independent variable