Research Design
A study conducted in a controlled environment to measure the relationship between variables
What is an experiment?
A subset of the population, usually referred to as the research participants
What is a sample?
When an inactive treatment or procedure has an effect due to participants' expectations
What is the placebo effect?
The role of the researcher to ensure that no participants experience mental or physical harm
What is the no-harm principle?
How likely it is that the results are consistent and the same results could be obtained by another researcher
What is reliability?
A statement outlining the purpose of a study
What is an aim?
The sample is selected using the quickest and easiest means possible
What is convenience sampling?
A procedure in which participants are unaware of which condition they have been allocated to
What is a single-blind procedure?
The right of the participant to willingly choose to participate
What is voluntary participation?
The extent to which the investigation measures what it intends to measure
What is validity?
A testable prediction about the outcome of an experiment
What is a hypothesis?
When every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected for the sample
What is random sampling?
What is informed consent?
The extent to which the results of an investigation can be applied to the wider research population
What is genealisability?
The variable that the experimenter manipulates in order to observe the effect it has on something
What is the independent variable (IV)?
What is allocation?
A procedure in which both the participants and the experimenter are unaware of which condition participants have been allocated to
What is a double-blind procedure?
The right to leave an experiment without fear of consequence
What are withdrawal rights?
A factor affecting generalisability
What is sample size, representative sample, or validity/reliability of results (all correct!)
The variable that is being measured for changes it experiences due to the effect of something
What is the dependent variable (DV)?
The three methods of recruiting a sample from the population
What are convenience, random and stratified sampling?
The right of the participant for their personal details to remain private
What is confidentiality?