Psychology Survival: The Experiment Edition

What is the independent variable in an experiment?

What does deception mean in psychological research?

A representative sample includes participants whose characteristics match those of the larger population.

Opportunity sampling involves selecting participants randomly from all over the world.

An alternative hypothesis predicts that there will be a difference or effect between variables in an experiment.

What is stratified sampling?

A random sample is a sample that always reflects the characteristics of the population.

What does control mean in an experiment?

What does validity refer to in an experiment?

Which sampling uses readily available people?

What is the dependent variable in an experiment?

What is single blind control?

What is the variable that is measured?

What is the placebo effect?

What is the group from which a sample is drawn?

What is the purpose of a pilot study?

What is experimental bias?

What is given to participants before the task?

What is the main purpose of an experiment?

Random sampling gives everyone in the population an equal chance of being selected.

Debriefing involves informing participants about the study's true purpose after it has ended.

A reliable experiment produces consistent results when repeated under the same conditions.

Experimental bias occurs when participants guess the aim of the study and change their behavior.

How many types of hypotheses are typically used in an experimental study, and what are they called?

The aim of an experiment describes what the researcher is trying to find out.

What is random allocation?

Who is exposed to the IV in an experiment?

What do we call the participants selected for a study?

Ecological validity refers to how accurately a study reflects real life situations and environments.

What is the same procedure for all participants?

Sampling refers to the method by which participants are selected for a study.

Where does a field experiment take place?

What is a natural experiment?

What is a sample in an experiment?

Where does a lab experiment take place?

The control group is exposed to the independent variable to test its effects.

The same participants participated in all experiment conditions under an independent measures design.

Who is not affected by the independent variable in an experiment?

What term means making a variable measurable?

The target population refers to the larger group the research findings aim to apply to.

In random sampling, every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected.