Across
- 2. Like a questionnaire but questions are presented aurally. They can be structured, semi-structured or unstructured, each offering a different level of organisation and control
- 3. Things that change in the research
- 5. This type of experiment is run in carefully controlled conditions (variables are carefully controlled)
- 6. A type of sampling for observations where all occurrences of the behaviour are recorded
- 8. A sampling technique where you advertise for people to help you, e.g. for a small fee
- 9. This basically means writing your hypothesis in a way that makes it clear how the dependent variable will be measured
- 11. Anything other than the independent variable that may influence the dependent variable is this type of variable
- 15. A type of experimental design where each participant takes part in both conditions of the experiment
- 17. A sampling technique where you ask anyone you can find to participate
- 19. Why the researchers were carrying out their project
- 20. Any information and data provided by the participant must be confidential
- 22. Choose this hypothesis if you have an idea of what might happen, perhaps from previous research
- 24. This is an experiment that does not allow random allocation of participants to either experimental condition
- 26. A measure of central tendency where you put the values in numerical order. The central number is this
- 27. Like an independent group design, but you carefully match members of each group
- 28. Participants must be told what they will be doing and why they are doing it so they can provide this
- 30. The most common (or frequent) data value
- 31. Participants should not be deceived unless absolutely necessary. If this is required, great care and careful consideration must be given to the project
- 32. A type of experimental design where you have two separate groups of participants
- 35. This is what the researchers measure, what they write down or record
- 36. A measure of central tendency where you add up the numbers and divide by how many numbers there were
- 37. A systematic and detailed investigation of a single individual
- 38. After the experiment is complete, participants must be informed of the motivations for the experiment. They must be given the chance to ask any questions they have
- 39. A type of observation used in the analysis of the content of text or other media like film, or even a conversation
Down
- 1. A type of sampling for observations where you record behaviours for short time intervals
- 4. A list of pre-written questions. Open questions are those where free responses are allowed. Closed questions are those where alternative responses are offered
- 7. A technique that shows whether or not two variables are associated
- 10. Participants should be free to leave the experiment at any time
- 12. The safety and well-being of the participant must be protected at all times
- 13. This refers to the consistency of the research. Can the research be replicated? i.e. if it were carried out again would you find the same things?
- 14. Features of the research may cause participants to change their behaviour, e.g. participants might find clues as to what the study is about
- 16. A small-scale version of the investigation. It is useful because it checks to see if the procedure does what it is supposed to, allowing problems to be 'ironed out'
- 18. A type of experiment where variables are manipulated in a natural environment like a town centre, or in an office, depending on your investigation
- 21. The age, gender, ethnicity or behaviour of the researcher may influence the participant
- 23. A naturally occurring independent variable is utilised (i.e. towns with more students are 'friendlier' than towns with less)
- 25. This turns the aim into a statement that can be tested
- 29. This method involves the careful watching and recording of events and behaviours occurring naturally
- 33. Does the test or research actually do what it claims to? If it does, we say it has this
- 34. A sampling technique where everyone in a population has an equal chance of being selected