Factors that influence the Outcome Flashcards

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What are extraneous variables?

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Variables other than the IV that affects the results

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What are the different types of extraneous variables?

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  • Situational (environmental)
  • Participant
  • Experimenter Effects
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Define situational variables

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Factors of the environment that affects results.

e.g. temperature, lighting, noise pollution, other participants in the room (where they are located)

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Define participant variables

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Individual characteristics that the participants bring to the experiment.

e.g. personality, mood, motivation, nerves, intelligence, etc…

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Define “Placebo Effect”

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Something that the participants are told, which influences their behaviour.

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Define experimenter effects

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The experimenters’ personal characteristics that could affect the results.

e.g. the experimenters’ mood, perception; how they interpret the results from the experiment, tired, attitude towards participants.

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