Edexcel AS Psychology 8PS0 · 2.2.10
Experimenter effects, demand characteristics and control issues
- Code
- 2.2.10
- In
- 2.2 Methods
- Topic
- 2 Cognitive psychology
- Course
- AS Psychology 8PS0
- Board
- Edexcel
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Points in 2.2 Methods
- 2.2.1 Designing and conducting experiments, including field and laboratory experiments
- 2.2.2 Independent and dependent variables
- 2.2.3 Experimental and null hypotheses
- 2.2.4 Directional (one-tailed) and non-directional (two-tailed) tests and hypotheses
- 2.2.5 Experimental and research designs: repeated measures, independent groups and matched pairs
- 2.2.6 Operationalisation of variables, extraneous variables and confounding variables
- 2.2.7 Counterbalancing, randomisation and order effects
- 2.2.8 Situational and participant variables
- 2.2.9 Objectivity, reliability and validity (internal, predictive and ecological)
- 2.2.10 Experimenter effects, demand characteristics and control issues
- 2.2.11 Quantitative data analysis
- 2.2.12 Decision making and interpretation of inferential statistics
- 2.2.13 Case studies of brain-damaged patients including HM