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AS Psychology- Research methods ( Experimental Method)
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- 1AimStatement of what the researcher intends to find out
- 2HypothesisA precise and testable statement about the assumed relationship about variables. Operationalisation is a key part of making a statement testable
- 3Confounding VariableAny variable which varies systematically with the independent variable that might potentially affect the dependent variable
- 4Independent VariableAn event that is directly manipulated by an experimenter to test its effects on another variable
- 5Dependent VariableThe variable that is measured by the experimenter
- 6OperationaliseEnsuring that variables are in a form that can be exactly tested
- 7Standardised ProceduresA set of procedures that are the same for all participants in order to be able to repeat the study
- 8Alternative HypothesisAny hypothesis except the null
- 9Directional HypothesisA hypothesis which states the predicted difference between two conditions or two groups of participants
- 10Non-directional HypothesisA hypothesis that simply predicts that there is a difference between two conditions or two groups of participants, without stating the direction of the difference
- 11Null HypothesisThe assumption of no difference/ relationship between variables being studied
- 12Co- VariableVariables in a correlation, they must be continuous and related
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- A level Psychology Flashcards on AS Psychology- Research methods ( Experimental Method), created by Elise West on 15/05/2017.
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