Research Method- Variables And Controls

Question 0

What does pilot study mean

Answer 0

Small-scale practice investigation

Question 1

What dos operationalisation mean

Answer 1

Defining variables into measuring factors

Question 2

What does extraneous variable mean

Answer 2

⚫️variables other than the manipulation of Iv

➡️causes changes of the level of DV

Question 3

What does confounding variables mean

Answer 3

Uncontrolled extraneous variable

➡️that confuse the results

Question 4

What are the three main areas where extraneous variables arise

Answer 4

⚫️participant variables
➡️their age and intelligence levels

⚫️situational variable
➡️experimental environment
➡️temp, noise level

⚫️experimenter variables
➡️changes in researchers appearance and behaviour
➡️can affect the findings
➡️female researcher may elicit different participants behaviour than male researchers

Question 5

What does reliability mean

Answer 5

An exactly repeated study produces identical findings

Question 6

What does validity mean

Answer 6

Precise measure of what they claim to measure