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100
The type of sampling where a participant recruits other participants to be in the study
What is 'snowball sampling'
100
Identify the DV in the following research question: Does caffeine increase attention span?
What is 'attention span'?
100

The type of experiment where the conditions are pre-existing (e.g. age, occupation) and done in a controlled environment

What is Quasi-experiment

100

What is a variable that must be controlled for?

What is "confounding variable"?

100
Before beginning an experiment, researchers must obtain this from the participants.
What is 'informed consent'?
200
A type of sampling where everyone in the target population has an equal shot of being chosen for the sample.
What is 'random sampling'?
200
This is the variable that the researcher manipulates.
What is 'independent variable'?
200
These are the two conditions in an experiment.
What is 'control and experimental conditions'
200
This term refers to when a study measures what it is intended to measure.
What is 'validity'?
200
All participants have the right to this, meaning they can leave the experiment if they wish.
What is 'withdrawal'?
300
Sampling method where participants volunteer.
What is 'self-selected sampling'?
300

A study design where both the researcher and participant are unaware of the conditions

Double Blind Design

300
Define a) repeated measures design and b) independent groups design
What is a) The same participant is tested in both the control condition and the experimental condition. In other words, the same participant is tested twice. b) A comparison is made between two unrelated groups of participants. One group receives the experimental treatment and one group doesn’t.
300
This term refers to when a study reflects what happens in real life.
What is 'ecological validity'?
300
This is an ethical consideration in which the researcher does not tell the participants the true aim initially.
What is 'deception'?
400
Type of sampling where participants are in the study because they are readily available.
What is "convenience/opportunity sampling"?
400
Operationalize the following IV and DV below: IV - whether or not stimulants are used DV - athletic performance
What is (answers will vary)
400

In this type of experiment the study is carried out in the natural environment, but the researcher still manipulates variables.

What is Field experiment

400
This is the ability of a study to produce the same results if repeated multiple times.
What is 'reliability'
400
All samples should be _______. That is, they reflect the target population.
What is 'representative'?
500
Sampling method where participants are randomly chosen from subpopulations of the target population.
What is 'stratified sampling'?
500

a) Give the definition of Researcher Bias b) Give one way to fix this in experimental research? 

What is a) Errors in research that occur due to the personal motives and/or expectations of the researcher or research team. b) Standardization or Double-blind control

500

A problem with experiments is that if they are highly controlled and the environment is artificial, the study may have________

Low ecological validity

500

the extent to which the findings and conclusions of study are valid when we consider the differences and progressions that come with time.

What is 'Temporal Validity'

500

In experimental research the aim is to be able to take our findings and apply them to the larger population. What is this known as?

What is 'population validity'? (or external validity)