Year 9 psychology quiz

What is an independent variable

• The variable you measure in an experiment

• The variable that is manipulated/changed in an experiment

• The variable that has an unintended impact on another variable

• The control group

A hypothesis is more general than an aim.

• True

• False

The two main types of hypothesis are:

• Null and alternative.

• Independent and alternative.

• Null and non-alternative.

• Dependent and null.

What are Mr. Latcham-Ford's two favourite football teams?

• Chelsea and Plymouth

• Liverpool and Cheltenham

• Manchester United and Oxford United

• Manchester City and Cambridge United

People who are studied in psychological research are called

• Helpers

• Confederates

• Subjects

• Participants

A change in the IV depends on a change in the DV

• True

• False

In an experiment everything except the IV should be controlled or removed

• True

• False

The purpose of randomisation is to:

• Avoid design decisions being made by chance.

• Disprove the null hypothesis.

• Reduce bias

• Prove the alternative hypothesis.

Using the same researcher to test all the participants is an example of:

• An extraneous variable.

• Standardised procedure.

• Standardised instructions.

• Randomisation

On which continent is the Sahara desert?

• Africa

• Asia

• Antartica

• North America