Research Methods Part 1

Which of these is NOT an ethical issue...

• Right to withdraw

• Informed Consent

• Debriefing

• Deception

• Cost-benefit analysis

Match the ethical issue with the definition

• Lied to by the researcher

• Informed Consent

• Full details of study given

• Confidentiality

• All data will remain anonymous

• Debriefing

• If lied to, are told the truth at end

• Protection from harm

• Physically and mentally okay

• Deception

Alex is running a study to see if stopping people sleeping has an effect on their memory. His teacher is worried this might not be okay to let participants not sleep. Which ethical issue is this?

• Informed consent

• Debriefing

• Protection from harm

• Confidentiality

Which of these is a feature of a lab experiment?

• It takes place in a natural environment

• It can't control for extraneous variables

• It manipulates the IV and measures the DV

• It uses an independent groups design only

An extraneous variables is...

• An independent variable

• A dependent variable

• A variable that affects the study when its not meant too

Match the following...

• Participants improve the 2nd time

• Situational variables

• The experimenter acts in a certain way

• Order effects

• Characteristics of the sample e.g. age

• Researcher bias

• Participants act to fit the aim

• Demand characteristics

• Environmental factors e.g. noise

• Participant variables

Match the following...

• Participant + researcher don't know aim

• Randomisation

• ABBA

• Standardisation

• Same script and procedure for everyone

• Single-blind

• The participant doesn't know the aim

• Double-blind

• Participant does task in different order

• Counter-balancing

Which of these is a strength of a lab experiment...

• It can control extraneous variables

• It reflects real life behaviours

• It has lots of extraneous variables

• It is unscientific

A lab experiment is highly controlled as there are less extraneous variables. This means the study has high...​ (a)  

• validity
• reliability
• generalisability

Match the following...

• Participants take part in one condition

• Repeated measures

• Participant take part in both conditions

• Independent Measures

• Participants are paired on a variable

• Matched Pairs