Research Methods 2

Define the term ‘field experiment’.

• An experiment where the IV is manipulated in a real life environment

• An experiment where the IV is not manipulated in a real life environment

• An experiment where the IV is changed in a controlled environment

• The detailed study of one individual or a small group of people

Define the term ‘natural experiment’.

• An experiment where the IV is manipulated in a real life environment

• An experiment where the IV is not manipulated in a real life environment

• An experiment where the IV is changed in a controlled environment

• The detailed study of one individual or a small group of people

Define the term ‘case study’.

• An experiment where the IV is manipulated in a real life environment

• An experiment where the IV is not manipulated in a real life environment

• An experiment where the IV is changed in a controlled environment

• The detailed study of one individual or a small group of people

Define the term ‘correlation’.

• An experiment where the IV is manipulated in a real life environment

• An experiment where the IV is not manipulated in a real life environment

• Where co-variables are investigated to see if there is a relationship between them

• The detailed study of one individual or a small group of people

Which of these is an example of an aim?

• Boys will be more aggressive than girls

• To investigate whether colour of paper influences memory

• There will be no correlation between age and mathematical ability

Which type of correlation? The more hours you practice skateboarding the better you are at drawing.

• Positive

• Negative

• Zero

Which type of correlation? The more you are absent from school, the lower your final grades will be.

• Positive

• Negative

• Zero

Define the term ‘co-variables’.

• An experiment where the IV is manipulated in a real life environment

• An experiment where the IV is not manipulated in a real life environment

• The variables investigated in a correlation

• The detailed study of one individual or a small group of people

Qualitative or quantitative data? The time it takes to complete a puzzle in seconds.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

Qualitative or quantitative data? A description of how someone feels about remote learning.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative