experimental design

Question 1

experimental design

Answer 1

the different ways in which the testing of the participants can be organised in relation of the experimental conditions

Question 2

independent groups design

Answer 2

participants are allocated to different groups where each group represents one experimental condition

Question 3

repeated measures design

Answer 3

all participants take part in conditions of the experiment

Question 4

matched pairs design

Answer 4

pairs of participants are first matched on some variables that may affect the dv. then one member of the pair is assigned to condition a and the other to condition b

Question 5

random allocation

Answer 5

an attempt to control for participant variables in an independent groups design which ensures that each participant has the same chance of being in one condition as any other

Question 6

counterbalancing

Answer 6

an attempt to control for the effects of order in a repeated measures design:half the participants experience the conditions in one order, and the other half in an opposite order