PSYCH 1X03- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 45 pages long!)
30 Nov 2017
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Anecdotal evidence (from personal life) is insufficient to draw scientific conclusions (accept/refutes hypothesis) Cannot be sure that result is due to energy drinks alone. Within-subjects design possible difference should be only be from the manipulation of the independent variable. The difference between the tested group and the control group should be as minimal as. Control group is not manipulated stay the same. Manipulating the independent variable within each participant to minimize the effect of. Wastes time and costly to complete the entire experiment. Circumstances may change participant may improve at doing the experiment aka external variables on the dependent measure differences on the dependent measure practice effect , the improved performance over the course of an experiment due to more experience. One group acts as the control group and the other receives the experimental manipulation. Reduces confounding variables by carefully selecting participants. Strict selection criteria can hinder generalizability results from very specific groups.
