AQA A Level Psychology: Research Methods (A+ Graded)

A general statement on what the researcher intends to investigate correct answers What is an Aim? A clear, precise, testable statement that states the Relationship between the Variables to be investigated correct answers What is a Hypothesis? A hypothesis that states the direction of the outcome of the experiment correct answers What is a Directional Hypothesis? A hypothesis that doesn't state the direction of the outcome of the experiment correct answers What is a Non-Directional Hypothesis? Making variables measurable correct answers What is Operationalisation? The variable which the researcher controls correct answers What is the Independent Variable? The variable that will be affected by the Independent Variable. It is not controlled and is measured by the Researcher. correct answers What is the Dependent Variable? A variable which varies systematically with the Independent Variable meaning we don't know what caused the change in the Dependent Variable correct answers What is a Confounding Variable? A nuisance variable which does not vary systematically with the Dependent Variable correct answers What is an Extraneous Variable? When participants are influenced by cues indicating the purpose of the experiment and change their behaviour correct answers What are Demand Characteristics? When a participant over-performs in an effort to please the experimenter correct answers What is the Please-U Effect? When a participant under-performs in an effort to sabotage the study correct answers What is the Screw-U Effect? Where participants want to portray themselves in a positive light correct answers What is Social Desirability Bias? When the expectations of outcome by the researchers influence the participants' behaviour or participant selection correct answers What are Investigator Effects? the order of the conditions having an effect on the participants' behavior e.g: The Practice Effect, The Fatigue Effect correct answers What are Order Effects?