AQA A Level Psychology: Research Methods

What does IV stand for in psychological experiments?

• Independent Variable

• Internal Validity

• Interval Variable

• Investigative Variable

What does DV stand for in psychological experiments?

• Dependent Variable

• Direct Variable

• Divided Variable

• Dynamic Variable

Fill in the blank: Experiments attempt to establish cause and effect between an ___ and ___ (IV and DV).

• IV and DV

• DV and IV

• control and variable

• hypothesis and result

Which of the following is an example of an experiment involving memory as the dependent variable?

• Peterson and Peterson: Interval task (IV) and Memory (DV)

• Asch’s: Variable changes (IV) and Conformity (DV)

• Loftus and Palmer: Critical question (IV) and speed estimate (DV)

• None of the above

Uncontrolled extraneous variables become confounding variables.

• True

• False

What is a key feature of lab experiments?

• Researcher manipulates the IV and measures a DV under controlled conditions

• Researcher manipulates the IV in natural conditions

• Researcher does not manipulate the IV

• Participants cannot be randomly allocated

Fill in the blank: Participants generally know they are taking part in a study in ________ experiments.

• lab

• field

• natural

• covert

Which type of experiment is most likely to have high ecological validity?

• Lab experiments

• Field experiments

• Quasi experiments

• None of the above

In field experiments, participants may not know that they are in a study.

• True

• False

What is a naturally occurring IV an example of?

• Lab experiment

• Field experiment

• Natural experiment

• Quasi experiment