Research Methods

A research aim is a ..................statement

• general

• specific

• precise

• unclear

An operationalised variable is one that is

• uncontrollable

• predictable

• measurable

• correlational

Two types of hypotheses are

• up and down

• left and right

• correlational

• directional and non-directional

A cue in the research situation that reveals the aim refers to

• demand characteristics

• social desirability bias

• hawthorne effect

• extraneous variable

The variable manipulated by the researcher is called

• the confounding variable

• the dependent variable

• extraneous

• independent

Using the same procedure for all participants is...

• randomisation

• counterbalancing

• blinding

• standardisation

Being able to generalise to other settings is known as ...

• construct validity

• ecological validity

• temporal validity

• face validity

reliability measures

• accuracy

• legitimacy

• ethics

• consistency

The numerical measure of the correlation is called the

• correlation efficient

• correlation deficient

• positive correlation

• correlation co-efficient

Matched pairs is a type of

• experimental design

• experimental control

• experimental method

• extraneous variable