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Why was repeated measures design used in this experiment?
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Psychology
be normed on a random sample
have scores that fit a normal curve
be reliable
predict future behavior
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Why was repeated measures design used in this experiment?
To expose participants to only one level of the IV
To confuse participants
To get unreliable data
To expose participants to all levels of the IV
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What is a strength of independent groups design?
Order effects
More PP's needed
Demand characteristics
Participant variables
4
The founder of psychology
Mary Whiton Calkins
William James
Wilhelm Wundt
Max Wertheimer
5
What is the placebo effect?
Doctors drugging patients
Patient that recieves legitimate treatment
Patient that recieves a fake treatment &feels nothing
Patient that recieves a fake treatment and feels better
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What is independent groups design?
When one group only does one condition
When one group does all the conditions
different groups doing different things but pp's are paired
All of the above
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what are the goals of Psychology?
Describe, explain, predict, control
Delete, explain, plan, control
Describe, Explore, Plan, control
Delete, Explore, Print, Clean
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Can gender be used with repeated measures?
No
Yes
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Independent variable is...
Behaviour psychologists are not interested in
Nuisance variables
The variable that we measure
A variable that is changed by the reseracher
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Name a weakness of repeated measures design
Fewer participants
Order effects
Participant variables
Demand characteristics
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Which of the following you would do to minimise the confounding variables? Choose the best one.
randomisation
type of experiment
demand characteristics
counterbalancing
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What is the IV for this experiment?
number of words
type of liquid drank
time
types of words
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What is a placebo effect?
A drug that works on anilmals but not humans
Where people suddenly become addicted to new drugs
Where people 'feel better' because they have taken something
Where a blank/useless pill has a positive effect on health
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People who drink energy drinks differ in terms of talkativeness compared with people who don't.
aim
non directional hypothesis
directional hypothesis
null hypothesis
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To investigate whether drinking energy drinks makes people more talkative
non directional hypothesis
directional hypothesis
aim
null hypothesis
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Which one is odd one out?
matched pairs
independent groups
control group
repeated measures
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Which one is how psychology has influenced the economy?
How to carry out statistical testing
Attachment and the role of the father
Development of treatments of better illnesses
How to do a sign test
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Ppts are less likely to guess the aim of the experiments if they researcher uses
repeated measures
control groups
Independent group design
matched pairs
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independent variable
yo momma's memes
the change that occurs in response to the (blank) variable
Most important variable in the study
the only factor that the researchers purposefully changes
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The independent variable
is kept the same throughout a study
is manipulated, changed or controlled
is not intentionally being studied and may influence results
is tested or measured
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Psychology is...
The study of human form and function
The integration of physiology and neurology
The study of human origins and evolution
The scientific study of behavior and thought
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Counterbalancing is an attempt to control order effects in a repeated measures design.
TRUE
FALSE
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Randomising the order of conditions in a repeated measures design is called...
...introducing a confounding variable.
...a single-blind technique.
...a double-blind technique.
...counterbalancing.
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A primary method is where the researcher carries out the research and gathers their own data
False
True
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Name the sampling method.
Voluntary Response
SRS
Cluster
Convenience
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Repeated measures strengths are?
fewer participants are needed
participants wont guess the aim
Order effects are not a problem
participant variables are eliminated
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Using independent measures design prevents what?
Less participants being used
Participant variables
Order effects
Will not guess the aim
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An advantage of Primary Research is that...
it's expensive and time consuming
it's quick and easy
it could be out of date
it's detailed and relevant
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To address the problem of ppt variables in the IGD ppts shouldn't be randomly allocated.
FALSE
TRUE
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A method for constructing a representative sample of a population for research
Probability Sampling
Wine Sampling
Tasty Sampling
Random Sampling
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Name the sampling method.
Stratified
SRS
Voluntary Response
Systematic
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Science includes Psychology because
People respect it more
Psychologists study scientists
Sciences all use the same method
Psychology sounds like a science
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How can you save time using repeated measures desing?
less time recruiting your participants
reseracher can relax when others do the job
participants can work at the same time
less time needed to do an experiment
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Which research method is used in the study by Bandura et al.?
Laboratory experiment
Matched pairs
Independent measures
Observation
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Name the sampling method.
Cluster
Stratified
Systematic
SRS
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Confouding variable
type of drink ppt had beforehand
time of the day
body weight
gender
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Ppl who drink ED do not differ in terms of talkativeness, any diff. found is due to chance.
aim
non directional hypothesis
directional hypothesis
null hypothesis
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A strength of a repeated measures design is that it:
matches participant characteristics
controls participant differences
takes twice as long
costs less money to administer
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A research design that uses different groups per condition is called...
Independent groups
Counterbalancing
Repeated measures
Lab experiment
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One of the potential disadvantages of a repeated measures design is the influence of _________.
stratified sampling
random sampling
order effects
participant variables
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Name the sampling method.
SRS
Cluster
Stratified
Systematic
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What is a repeated measures design?
Participants are observed beforehand
Participants experience all conditions.
Participants take part in all conditions
Participants matched on certain characteristics
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Matched pairs is the least economical out of all designs.
FALSE
TRUE
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Name the sampling method.
Systematic
Cluster
Voluntary Response
Convenience
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How do you avoid order effects in a repeated measures design?
Counterbalancing
Single blind technigue
Get both groups to switch
Double blind technique
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median in psychology =
the average
the first
the last
the middle number
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The experimental design was
dependent group design
Matched pair design
independent group design
Repeated measures design
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What is repeated measures design?
When one group does all the conditions
When one groups does one condition
All of the above
Different groups do different conditions but pp's are paired
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These are all research methods in psychology EXCEPT:
carbon dating
surveys
naturalistic observation
case studies
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Which of those experiments lacks the IV that is being manipulated during the experiment?
Natural experiment
Quasi experiment
Field Experiment
Lab experiment
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The strength of using repeated measures is that participant variables are controlled for.
FALSE
TRUE
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Drinking energy drinks causes people to become more talkative.
directional hypothesis
null hypothesis
aim
non directional hypothesis
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An advantage of an independent groups design is that...
participants experience the control and experimental tasks.
It reduces participant variables more than other designs.
it is relatively straightforward to administer.
the participants are matched according to prior knowledge.
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The main goals of Psychology are to?
observe and describe feelings
Research and Teach positive visualization
describe, predict, explain, and control/change behavior
Describe what science cannot explain
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mode in psychology =
the middle
the last
the most used
the average
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What is the DV in the experiment for which hypothesis and aim were described in previous task?
types of words
time
number of words
type of liquid drank
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Identify the two primary research methods
research reports and disassembly
interviews and questionnaires
magazine articles and Government statistics
newspaper articles and focus groups
