PSYCO212 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6-7: Dependent And Independent Variables, Latin Square, The Sequence
19 Mar 2016
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Done chapter 6 and 7: conducting a good experiment. No t e b o o k: research design. Independent variable: a stimulus or aspect of the environment that the experimenter directly manipulates to determine its influences on behavior. Physiological iv: a physiological state of the participant manipulated by the experimenter. Experience iv: manipulation of the amount or type of training or learning. Stimulus variables: an aspect of the environment manipulated by the researcher. Classification variables: participants are assigned into categories on the basis of characteristics they display. Extraneous variable: uncontrolled variable that may unintentionally influence the dependent variable and thus invalidate an experiment. Dependent variable: a response or behavior that the experimenter measures. Changes should be caused by the independent variable. Correctness: the participant"s response is either correct or incorrect. Rate or frequency: how rapidly or often responses are made during a specified time period. Degree or amount: a single number that indicates the degree or amount.
