Scientific method
What is one way to improve reliability?
1. More trials
2. Standardise procedures
3. Use clear operational definitions
4. Train observers
5. Increase number of test items
What is one flaw with experiments?
Teacher discretion
List one study that is considered unethical and why
Answers will vary
How many Harry Potter books are there?
Bonus 50 points: how many movies are there?
7
8
Which Australian dessert is named after a ballerina?
Pavlova
What is one way to improve validity?
1. Larger sample size
2. Control extraneous variables
3. Use a control group
4. Use random allocation
5. Ensure your measure matches the concept
Aliyan wanted to test whether drinking a juice bomb before a football game would impact the goals scored. What would he give the experimental group and the control group?
Experimental group: juice bomb
Control group: water
List 2 ethical principles that should be followed in experiments
Informed consent, voluntary participation and right to withdraw, no harm, confidentiality & privacy, deception, debriefing, special protection for vulnerable groups, ethical review
Which country is hosting the winter Olympics this year?
Italy
Which country has a higher population - Saudi Arabia or Australia?
Saudi Arabia (35 million in 2024)
Australia (roughly 27 million)
What is the purpose of having a control group?
Used as a means of comparison with the experimental group.
What is one flaw with surveys?
Teacher judgement
What ethical rules were broken in the Stanford Prison Experiment?
No harm, right to withdraw
What is the most streamed song on spotify of all time?
Blinding lights
Which PM delivered the National Apology?
Kevin Rudd
Claire is testing which gender cuts in line the most at the canteen. She counts individuals in each year level who cut the line and finds its year 10s! She counts it the next week and it's year 10s. She repeats this experiment every week and gets the same results. What is validity and reliability of this experiment?
High reliability
Validity - low
Phineas Gage is an example of what sort of research method?
Case study
If 10 students were told that their grades were going to be impacted if they didn't take part in an experiment, what ethical principle would this breach?
Voluntary participation & right to withdraw
What is the most common allergy in Australia?
Hayfever
Which Prime Minister disappeared whilst swimming?
Harold Holt
If Grace was testing whether watching an inspirational video before a test would improve test results - what are the independent, dependent and 2 control variables?
Independent - watching the video
Dependent - test scores
Control - same test, same teacher, same time etc
What is one difference and one similarity between a control group and control variables?
Difference: CV are variables that are kept the same throughout the experiment. CG is a group of that doesn't have the independent variable present.
Similarity: allow us to see the impact of the independent variable
List two ethical concerns breached by the Little Albert study
List two countries that have only one vowel in total in the name of the country
Chad, Cyprus, Egypt, Kyrgyzstan.
What is the Australian state or territory with the longest land border?
NSW