Experimental Designs (IB Psychology)

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The experimental group is:

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the group to which the researchers manipulate the independent variable

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Larger numbers of participants required is a disadvantage of: repeated measures design, matched participants design, independent groups design

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independent groups design

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Examples of participant variables/differences?

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prior experience, motivation, intelligence, educational background

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What is an advantage and a disadvantage of an independent-groups experimental design?

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Advantage: Ease of administration; Disadvantage: the possibility of participant variables influencing the outcome

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What is an advantage and a disadvantage of a repeated-measures experimental design?

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Advantage: Reducing the effect of participant variables; Disadvantage: Order effects

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Counterbalancing is a procedure that is intended to reduce ______________ in a/n ______________ design.

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order effects | repeated-measures

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Which group in an experiment is exposed to the independent variable?

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Experimental Group

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When performance of one task by participants in an experiment affects their performance in a second experimental task, this confounding variable is commonly referred to as a/an:
- Order effect
- Placebo effect
- Experimenter effect
- Confounding effect

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Order effect

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How can Ms. Larkin control individual participant differences when researching caffeine's effect on student concentration? Options: Use a repeated measures design, Use an independent measures design with a large sample, Use a control group, Use an independent measures design with a small sample.

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Use a repeated measures design