PSYB10H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Analysis Of Variance, Informed Consent, Covariance
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By changing only one aspect of the situation, they can test whether this aspect is the cause of the behaviour in question. Independent variable (iv: the variable that is changed or varied to see if it has an effect on the dv. Dependent variable (dv: the variable that is measured to see if it is influenced by the iv. External validity: the extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to other real-life situations and other people in general, generalizability across situations. Mundane realism the extent to which an experiment is similar to real-life situations. Difficult to achieve realism in a laboratory setting. Psychological realism the extent to which the psychological processes triggered in an experiment are to similar psychological processes that occur in everyday life. People don"t always know what they will do until it happens. Cannot depend on people"s predictions about what they would do in a hypothetical situation.
