Aim, Variables, & Hypotheses
You start it by writing "The aim of the experiment is to investigate..."
What is an aim?
This is a smaller part of a population which should represent the people of that population.
What is a sample?
When the same people do all parts of an experiment.
What is within-subjects design?
Treating people kindly and perceiving them as human.
What is respect?
People choose to join the study and aren’t forced.
What is voluntary participation?
The variable that you measure, usually listed with specific units in an experimental report.
What is a dependent variable?
Picking participants based on who is most readily accessible and available.
What is convenience sampling?
When there are different groups doing each different condition of an experiment
What is between-subjects design?
What is justice?
Not revealing participants' names, contact details, or other information in the publication of a study.
What is confidentiality?
The condition in which participants have something changed/treated before a measurement is taken.
What is an experimental condition?
Everyone in the population has an equal chance of being picked.
What is random sampling?
You need fewer participants to complete the experiment.
What is an advantage of within-subjects design?
Being honest and doing the right thing, even when nobody is watching.
What is integrity?
When participants are able to leave at any time, even after the experiment has taken place.
Anything that may impact the DV that is not the IV.
What is an extraneous variable?
Dividing people into groups and picking a number from each group in the same proportion as in the population.
What is stratified sampling?
What is an advantage of between-subjects design?
Doing good and helping people through the research.
What is beneficence?
They agree to take part and know what the study is about, and their guardians sign a consent form.
What is informed consent for children?
In order to understand the relationship between an IV and a DV, for a specific research population.
What is the purpose of a hypothesis?
It reduces bias and makes results more fair and accurate.
What is a benefit of random sampling?
The process of assigning participants to the different conditions of an experiment.
What is allocation?
Ensuring no harm comes to anybody within or as a result of the study.
What is non-maleficence?
When knowing the purpose of an experiment could impact its results, also ensuring that debriefing takes place afterwards.
What is a reason to use deception?