Experimental Design

Question 1

Repeated measures strengths

Answer 1

Avoids participant variables - same pps used

Question 2

Repeated measures weakness

Answer 2

Order effects - boredom

Question 3

Independent measures explanation

Answer 3

Performance of pps in one condition compared with pps in another condition

Question 4

Independent measures strengths

Answer 4

No order effects - different pps

Question 5

Independent measures weaknesses

Answer 5

Problem of pps variables because different pps are being used for two conditions

Question 6

Matched pairs explanation

Answer 6

Pps in each condition matched to each other on variables (age , sex , iq )

Question 7

Matched pairs strengths

Answer 7

Overcomes problems of individual differences , as they are matched on traits and also overcomes problems of order effects - different pps used

Question 8

Matched pairs weaknesses

Answer 8

Costly & time consuming because needs to be some sort of technique to match them

Question 9

Repeated measures explanation

Answer 9

Performance of participants in one condition compared with performance of the same participants in another condition