VCE Unit 3 Psychology - Research Methods

Annotations:

• A subset or part of a larger group chosen to be studied for research purposes.

1. Independent
2. Dependent
3. Estraneous
   1. Identifying extraneous and potential confounding variables
      1. Individual participant differences
      2. Placebo effect
      3. Experimenter effect
      4. Order effect
      5. Non-standardised procedure
   2. Ways of minimising extraneous and confounding variables
      1. Participant selection and allocation
         1. Participant selection
            1. Random sampling
               1. Biased sample
            2. Convenience sampling
            3. Stratified sampling
            4. Stratified-random sampling
            5. Representative sample
         2. Participant allocation
            1. Random allocation
      2. Counterbalancing
      3. Single-blind procedures
      4. Double-blind procedures
      5. Placebos
      6. Standardised instructions and procedures
      7. Use of an appropriate experimental research design
         1. Independent groups
         2. Repeated measures
         3. Matched participants
4. Confounding

1. Conclusion
2. Generalisation

1. Validity
2. Reliabilty

1. Replication