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Summary psychology- pilot studies
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- Research Methods
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This is my cornell notes about "Pilot Studies" based on A Level AQA Psychology's "Research Methods" topic.
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Topic: Psychology- Pilot StudiesKey points/ Notes/Diagrams:
Main Ideas/
Piloting- A small scale trial. Results of study are not measured for
Questions:
publication.
- Helpful for studies using questionnaires or interviews
What is piloting? - Researchers can identify any errors in the procedure
- Psychologists can edit the study
What is a - Time consuming
procedure? - Trial participants could discuss the real study with real participants
What is the Procedure- A procedure is the order of which the experiment takes place.
difference between ★ Single blind procedure
single and double - The procedure aims to reduce confounding variables
blind procedures? - Details of conditions kept in secret
- Sometimes the participants are made unaware of the aim of
What are control the research
groups and ★ Double blind procedure
conditions? - Researchers are unaware of the placebo
- Significant in drug trials
What are the pros - Neither the participant or researcher are aware of the true
and cons of aim of the study
piloting?
Control Groups and Conditions- Control enables the comparison of the
independent variable (e.g the Stroop test- colour and coloured words).
Summary: Single Blind procedure- participant doesn’t know, researcher does. Double blind
procedure- both researcher and participant unaware. Procedure- the order of how the experiment
takes place. Piloting is a small scale trial before doing the actual experiment to see any errors and
improvements to make (a draft).
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