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Cognative Methodology
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- 1Independent VariableThe variable that is manipulated
- 2Dependent VariableThe variable that is measured
- 3OperationalisationDefining precisely how you intend to measure the DV and alter the conditions of the IV
- 4Participant designHow the participants are distributed between the experimental conditions
- 53 types of participant designIndependent measure, repeated measures, matched pairs
- 6Independent measures designOnly one of the experimental conditions is tested on a group of participants
- 7Repeated measures designSame participants are used in all experimental conditions
- 8Matched pairs designAll participants are matched on a quality or characteristic important to the study
- 9Order effectsOccur when participants take part in all of the experimental conditions, as a repeated measures design is used. The 2 effects are fatigue and practice.
- 102 things that can control order effectsCounterbalencing and randomising experimental conditions
- 11CounterbalencingParticipants need to be divided equally between the conditions and to experience them in a different order from other groups
- 12RandomisationSimilar principle to counterbalancing, but rather than being systematic its random
- 13Extraneous variablesAny variable except the IV which can influence findings
- 14Confounding variableA factor that hasnt been controlled and has therefore had an effect on findings
- 15Situational variablesExtraneous variables that are found in the environment/situation that the study was conducted in
- 16Participant variablesParticipants may affect the results of the study
- 17Ecological validityHow well a study represents a natural situation
- 18Experimenter effectsSubtle cues, expectations, gender and personality type of the researcher that may affect how a participant responds
- 19ObjectivityBeing detached/neutral in terms of judgement, without the influence of personal interpretation or emotion
- 20ReliabilityAchieved when the study is repeated and the same results are found
- 21ValidityHow well something measures what it is supposed to measure
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- (Cognative) Psychology Fichas sobre Cognative Methodology, creado por Beth Ritchie el 08/12/2013.
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