RESEARCH

Question	Answer
HYPOTHESIS	A TESTABLE STATEMENT ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 2 VARIABLES
VARIABLE	A FACTOR THAT CAN CHANGE
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE	THE VARIABLE WHICH IS MANIPULATED TO MAKE CHANGES TO ANOTHER VARIABLE
DEPENDENT VARIABLE	THE VARIABLE WHICH IS MEASURED TO SEE IF IT IS AFFECTED BY ANOTHER
EXPERIMENT	THE METHOD OF RESEARCH IN WHICH ALL VARIABLES APART FROM THE DV AND IV ARE CONTROLLED
CONDITION	AN EXPERIMENT USUALLY HAS 2 TRIALS AFTER WHICH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PARTICIPANTS IS COMPARED
ORDER EFFECT	THIS OCCURS WHEN A PARTICIPANTS PERFORMANCE IN THE 2ND CONDITION IS AFFECTED BY ALREADY DOING THE 1ST CONDITION
PARTICIPANT VARIABLES	THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PEOPLE WHO TAKE PART...THIS MATTERS IN INDEPENDENT GROUP DESIGN
STANDARDISED PROCEDURES	A SET ORDER OF CARRYING OUT A STUDY WHICH IS APPLIED TO ALL PARTICIPANTS
RANDOM ALLOCATION	A PROCEDURE FOR PUTTING PARTICIPANTS INTO CONDITIONS BY CHANCE
COUNTERBALANCING	A PROCEDURE FOR EVENING OUT THE ORDER IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS COMPLETE BOTH CONDITIONS
EXTRANEOUS VARIABLE	A VARIABLE (NOT THE IV) WHICH MIGHT AFFECT THE DV IF NOT CONTROLLED
CONTROL	A WAY TO MAKE PROCEDURES THE SAME IF THEY NEED TO BE
INSTRUCTIONS	THE WRITTEN/VERBAL INFORMATION GIVEN TO PARTICIPANTS DURING THE EXPERIMENT
RANDOMISATION	USING CHANCE TO PRODUCE AN ORDER
ECOLOGICAL VALIDITY	WHEN THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION CAN BE SAID TO APPLY TO REAL LIFE BEHAVIOUR
OBJECTIVITY	NOT AFFECTED BY PERSONAL BIASES

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	Created by Toni Nursey about 8 years ago