Control Variables And Reliablity

Question 1

Goal

Answer 1

•identify and control extraneous variables so they done becoming confounding variables
•situational variables -variables connected with research situation (eg temp time of day lighting and materials )
•pp variables-variables connected

Question 2

Random allocation

Answer 2

•pps should be randomly allocated to groups to reduce pp variables

Question 3

Counterbalancing

Answer 3

•used to combat problem of demand characteristics

Question 4

Randomisation

Answer 4

•when all aspects of research are dictated by chance and not by researcher

Question 5

Standardisation

Answer 5

•process in which all situational variables of a procedure used in research are kept the same

Question 6

Demand characteristics

Answer 6

•occur when pps try to make sense of teacher may chance behaviour to support or disrupt investigation