Key Terms Bingo!
Choose 16 of the following terms: UNSTRUCTURED INTERVIEW NATURAL EXPERIMENT QUANTITATIVE DATA SENSORY MEMORY CENTRAL EXECUTIVE MULTI-STORE MODEL WORKING MEMORY MODEL EYE WITNESS TESTIMONY REHEARSAL SHORT-TERM MEMORY VISUO-SPATIAL SKETCHPAD EPISODIC BUFFER LONG TERM MEMORY CAPACITY FIELD EXPERIMENT CASE STUDY CLOSED QUESTION DURATION STRUCTURED INTERVIEW QUALITATIVE DATA OPEN QUESTION LAB EXPERIMENT QUESTIONNAIRE SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEW ENCODING PHONOLOGICAL LOOP
Investigation Design and Analysis Aims and Hypotheses
Learning Objectives To describe the terms “aim” and “hypothesis” To provide examples of aims for given experiments To distinguish between a one-tailed (directional) and two-tailed (non-directional) hypothesis To define independent and dependent variables
Aims These reveal the intended purpose of the investigation – what do the researchers want to find out?
Hypothesis This is a testable statement which predicts what is expected to happen in the research
The IV and DV Independent variable (IV) – The thing manipulated by the experimenter Dependent variable (DV) – The thing being measured A scientist conducts an experiment to test the theory that a vitamin could extend a person’s life-expectancy… The IV - the amount of vitamin that is given to the participants within the experiment The DV - life span
Your Task Complete the Aims and Hypothesis page of your booklet Extension – looking at the studies we’ve covered in Cognitive psychology so far, what would the aims and hypotheses be?
Two Tailed One Tailed Hypotheses Non-directional – for example, the taking of vitamins will affect life expectancy One Tailed Directional – for example, participants who take more vitamins will live longer
Activity In your groups/pairs decide a directional (one-tailed) for each of the experiments Then redraft these to form a non-directional (two-tailed) for the same experiments