AQA A Level Psychology: Research Methods Questions and Answers 100% Pass

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AQA A Level Psychology: Research Methods Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is an Aim? ✔✔A general statement on what the researcher intends to investigate What is a Hypothesis? ✔✔A clear... , precise, testable statement that states the Relationship between the Variables to be investigated What is a Directional Hypothesis? ✔✔A hypothesis that states the direction of the outcome of the experiment What is a Non-Directional Hypothesis? ✔✔A hypothesis that doesn't state the direction of the outcome of the experiment What is Operationalisation? ✔✔Making variables measurable What is the Independent Variable? ✔✔The variable which the researcher controls What is the Dependent Variable? ✔✔The variable that will be affected by the Independent Variable. It is not controlled and is measured by the Researcher. What is a Confounding Variable? ✔✔A variable which varies systematically with the Independent Variable meaning we don't know what caused the change in the Dependent Variable What is an Extraneous Variable? ✔✔A nuisance variable which does not vary systematically with the Dependent Variable What are Demand Characteristics? ✔✔When participants are influenced by cues indicating the purpose of the experiment and change their behaviour What is the Please-U Effect? ✔✔When a participant over-performs in an effort to please the experimenter What is the Screw-U Effect? ✔✔When a participant under-performs in an effort to sabotage the study What is Social Desirability Bias? ✔✔Where participants want to portray themselves in a positive light What are Investigator Effects? ✔✔When the expectations of outcome by the researchers influence the participants' behaviour or participant selection What are Order Effects? ✔✔the order of the conditions having an effect on the participants' behavior e.g: The Practice Effect, The Fatigue Effect What are Participant Variables? ✔✔The differing individual characteristics of participants in an experiment. They can be considered extraneous variables because they are variables that can influence the results of an experiment but that the experimenter is not studying. These can challenge the validity of a study by influencing the results. E.g: age, gender, mood, socioeconomic background What is Randomisation? ✔✔The use of chanc [Show More]

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