Y1 Week 2: Class Activity - The Stroop Test

What is the IV in the Stroop Test?

What is the operationalised DV in the Stroop Test?

Identify 5 extraneous variables other than the IV that could affect the DV in the Stroop Test.

Identify which of the 5 extraneous variables are participant variables.

Identify which of the 5 extraneous variables are situational variables.

For each of the 5 extraneous variables you have listed overleaf, explain what steps you would take to control them to stop them confounding the results.

We did not standardize in the class demo of the Stroop test. To ensure causality, what could we standardize to ensure that every participant experiences the same conditions?

Why is it important to standardise?

How can you control and reduce the risk of demand characteristics in research?

How can you control and reduce the risk of individual differences affecting the DV in research?