AICE Psychology AS Terminology

Manipulating an IV to test a DV

• Independent variable

• Experiment

• Likert scale

• Interview

Manipulating an IV to test a DV in an environment unfamiliar to the participant.

• Field experiment

• Lab experiment

• Questionnaire

• Structured interview

Manipulating an IV to test a DV in an environment familiar or comfortable to the participant.

• Lab experiment

• Natural experiment

• Case study

• Field experiment

An experiment where the IV is naturally occurring.

• Natural experiment

• Lab experiment

• Interview

• Case study

The variable being manipulated

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• control

• natural variable

The outcome variable

• control

• natural variable

• independent variable

• dependent variable

Written questions used to gather information

• Structured interview

• Observation

• Questionnaire

• Natural experiment

Scales that use:

agree, disagree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, neutral

• Likert scale

• Rating scale

Scales that use:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

• Likert scale

• Rating scale

A discussion between an interviewer and subject used to gain specific information related to a study

• interview

• observation

• field experiment

• questionnaire