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

• Physically and mentally okay

• Protection from harm

• All data will remain anonymous

• Confidentiality

• Full details of study given

• Deception

• If lied to, are told the truth at end

• Informed Consent

• Lied to by the researcher

• Debriefing

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...

• Characteristics of the sample e.g. age

• Participant variables

• Participants improve the 2nd time

• Researcher bias

• The experimenter acts in a certain way

• Situational variables

• Participants act to fit the aim

• Demand characteristics

• Environmental factors e.g. noise

• Order effects

Match the following...

• Same script and procedure for everyone

• Counter-balancing

• The participant doesn't know the aim

• Single-blind

• ABBA

• Standardisation

• Participant + researcher don't know aim

• Randomisation

• Participant does task in different order

• Double-blind

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

• Independent Measures

• Participant take part in both conditions

• Repeated measures

• Participants are paired on a variable

• Matched Pairs