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independent variable - ANSWER-variable being manipulated
dependent variable - ANSWER-thing we are measuring
experimental group - ANSWER-group that receives the manipulation
control group - ANSWER-does not receive the manipulation
operational definition - ANSWER-the measurable definition
problems with designing questionnaires - ANSWER-multi faced questions, biased
wording, being too vague, too long
impersonal; cannot prevent untruthful answers; confined by offered options
question types - ANSWER-open v. closed
dichotomous
ordinal
multiple option
filter questions
likert scale
guttman scale
matrix
dichotomous - ANSWER-yes or no; agree or disagree
ordinal - ANSWER-rank the following worst to best
matrix - ANSWER-combines all types
multiple option - ANSWER-choose all that apply
filter question - ANSWER-if you answer yes to question 1 skip to questions 5-8, if no
questions 2-4
likert scale - ANSWER-strongly agree ---- strongly disagree
guttman scale - ANSWER-select the statement you agree with
confounding variable - ANSWER-expediencies and placebo effects