Research Methods 1: Experimental Methods & Designs

Which of the following is NOT a type of experimental method?

• Laboratory Experiment

• Natural Experiment

• Comparative Experiment

• Field Experiment

Which of the following is NOT true of laboratory experiments?

• It is always set in a laboratory

• There is a high level of control

• Standardised procedures are used

• The IV is deliberately manipulated

Which of these points is TRUE of field experiments?

• They have greater ecological validity

• They are conducted on the field

• There is no manipulation of the IV

• There is a high level of control

Which TWO answers are definitions of natural/quasi experiments?

• Where the IV is manipulated in a natural environment

• Where IV is not manipulated by the researchers

• Where the IV is naturally occurring

What are demand characteristics?

• Experimenter tries influencing participants' behaviours

• Participants behave according to what they perceive from the study aim

• The demands of a hypothesis which influences the results

• What the experimental conditions demand of the participants

Which experimental method would be most difficult to get a sample?

• Laboratory Experiment

• Field Experiment

• Natural/Quasi Experiment

• There are no samples in experiments

Which two experimental research methods are the hardest to replicate?

• Field Experiments

• Laboratory Experiments

• Natural/Quasi Experiments

What is meant by an 'experimental design'?

• How psychologists design their research schedule

• How psychologists gather their sample

• How psychologists use participants in their experiments.

• The type of experiment used by psychologists

What is a repeated measures design?

• Where participants take part in all conditions

• Where participants repeat trials within one condition

• Where participants only take part in one condition

• Where participants repeat what they have said

What are the two types of order effects that could occur in repeated measures designs?

• Fatigue and Performance

• Fatigue and Forget

• Practice and Performance

• Fatigue and Practice