Monday, 31 August 2015

Lesson 1: Research Methods

Unit 3 Key Knowledge
  • Experimental research: construction of research hypotheses. 
  • Identification and operationalisation of independent and dependent variables. 
  • Identification of extraneous and potential confounding variables.
  • Individual participant differences. 
  • Non-standardised instructions and procedures. 
  • Order effects. 
  • Experimenter effect. 
  • Placebo effects. 
  • Ways of minimising confounding and extraneous variables.
  • Types of sampling procedures.
  • Types of experiments.  
  • Counterbalancing. 
  • Single and double blind procedures. 
  • Evaluation of different types of experimental research designs: independent-groups, matched-participants and repeated-measures. 

Lesson Resources

VCAA Past exams


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