CasestudyAn in depthinvestigationinto only oneperson orsituationLaboratoryExperimentAn experimentconducted underhighly controlledconditions toinvestigate causeand effectValidityWhen a test orexperimentaccuratelymeasures whatit intends tomeasureDependentvariableThevariablethat ismeasuredCorrelationa measure ofthe extent towhich twovariables arerelatedDemandcharacteristicsWhen participants tryto guess the truepurpose of anexperiment andbehave in a way theybelieve theexperimenters wantIndependentvariableThe variablethat theexperimentermanipulatesInformedconsentWhen participantsare given all thenecessaryinformation about anexperiment beforeagreeing to take partFatigueEffectsa decline inperformance on aprolonged ordemanding researchtask that is generallyattributed to theparticipant becomingtired or bored with thetask.Participantvariablescharacteristics ofparticipants that mayunintentionallyinfluence how theyrespond to the DVe.g. age, genderRepeatedmeasuresWhere eachparticipant isassigned tomore than onecondition of theIVTest-retestreliabilityWhen the sameparticipant willget the sameresult on a teston multipleoccasionsMatched-pairsThere are equalgroups whereparticipants arematched based oncertaincharacteristics e.g.gender, age…etcStatisticallysignificantWhen your analysissuggests the resultsof a study it ishighly unlikely tohave occurred bychanceIndependentgroupsAn experimentaldesign where eachparticipants onlytakes part in onecondition of the IVMeta-analysisA technique whererather than conductingnew research withparticipants, theresearchers examinethe results of severalstudies that havealready beenconductedObserverbiasWhereexperimenters/observersrate behaviour differentlydue to having a desiredoutcomeHypothesisa formal statementor prediction ofwhat the researcherexpects to find. Itneeds to betestable.ControlgroupA group that istreated normally andgives us a measureof how peoplebehave when theyare not exposed tothe experimentaltreatmentNormaldistributionAn arrangement of adata that issymmetrical and formsa bell shaped patternwhere the mean,median and mode allfall in the centre at thehighest peakDouble-blindWhen neither theexperimenter nor theparticipants areaware of whichexperimental groupthey are assigned toExtraneousvariablesVariables that if notcontrolled may affectthe DV and provide afalse impression thanan IV has producedchanges when ithasn’t.PlaceboA fake (or dummy)treatment given topatients in thecontrol group of aclinical trial.OrdereffectsWhen thepositioningof tasksinfluencesthe outcomeDebriefingAfter completingthe research,the true aim isrevealed to theparticipant.ControlgroupA group thatis notsubjected tothe IV in aexperimentQualitativeresearchResearch thatgenerates non-numerical data, suchas a person'sdescription of theirpain rather than ameasure of pain.QuantitativeresearchResearch thatgeneratesnumerical dataor data that canbe convertedinto numbers.Inter-raterreliabilityWhen twoobservers/experimentersgive consistent ratingsfor the same participants.RandomisedControl TrialA study in which anumber of similarpeople are randomlyassigned to 2 (ormore) groups to testa specific drug,treatment or otherintervention.EcologicalvalidityThe extent towhich the findingsof a researchstudy are able tobe generalized toreal-life settingsCasestudyAn in depthinvestigationinto only oneperson orsituationLaboratoryExperimentAn experimentconducted underhighly controlledconditions toinvestigate causeand effectValidityWhen a test orexperimentaccuratelymeasures whatit intends tomeasureDependentvariableThevariablethat ismeasuredCorrelationa measure ofthe extent towhich twovariables arerelatedDemandcharacteristicsWhen participants tryto guess the truepurpose of anexperiment andbehave in a way theybelieve theexperimenters wantIndependentvariableThe variablethat theexperimentermanipulatesInformedconsentWhen participantsare given all thenecessaryinformation about anexperiment beforeagreeing to take partFatigueEffectsa decline inperformance on aprolonged ordemanding researchtask that is generallyattributed to theparticipant becomingtired or bored with thetask.Participantvariablescharacteristics ofparticipants that mayunintentionallyinfluence how theyrespond to the DVe.g. age, genderRepeatedmeasuresWhere eachparticipant isassigned tomore than onecondition of theIVTest-retestreliabilityWhen the sameparticipant willget the sameresult on a teston multipleoccasionsMatched-pairsThere are equalgroups whereparticipants arematched based oncertaincharacteristics e.g.gender, age…etcStatisticallysignificantWhen your analysissuggests the resultsof a study it ishighly unlikely tohave occurred bychanceIndependentgroupsAn experimentaldesign where eachparticipants onlytakes part in onecondition of the IVMeta-analysisA technique whererather than conductingnew research withparticipants, theresearchers examinethe results of severalstudies that havealready beenconductedObserverbiasWhereexperimenters/observersrate behaviour differentlydue to having a desiredoutcomeHypothesisa formal statementor prediction ofwhat the researcherexpects to find. Itneeds to betestable.ControlgroupA group that istreated normally andgives us a measureof how peoplebehave when theyare not exposed tothe experimentaltreatmentNormaldistributionAn arrangement of adata that issymmetrical and formsa bell shaped patternwhere the mean,median and mode allfall in the centre at thehighest peakDouble-blindWhen neither theexperimenter nor theparticipants areaware of whichexperimental groupthey are assigned toExtraneousvariablesVariables that if notcontrolled may affectthe DV and provide afalse impression thanan IV has producedchanges when ithasn’t.PlaceboA fake (or dummy)treatment given topatients in thecontrol group of aclinical trial.OrdereffectsWhen thepositioningof tasksinfluencesthe outcomeDebriefingAfter completingthe research,the true aim isrevealed to theparticipant.ControlgroupA group thatis notsubjected tothe IV in aexperimentQualitativeresearchResearch thatgenerates non-numerical data, suchas a person'sdescription of theirpain rather than ameasure of pain.QuantitativeresearchResearch thatgeneratesnumerical dataor data that canbe convertedinto numbers.Inter-raterreliabilityWhen twoobservers/experimentersgive consistent ratingsfor the same participants.RandomisedControl TrialA study in which anumber of similarpeople are randomlyassigned to 2 (ormore) groups to testa specific drug,treatment or otherintervention.EcologicalvalidityThe extent towhich the findingsof a researchstudy are able tobe generalized toreal-life settings

Psychology Research Methods - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. An in depth investigation into only one person or situation
    Case study
  2. An experiment conducted under highly controlled conditions to investigate cause and effect
    Laboratory Experiment
  3. When a test or experiment accurately measures what it intends to measure
    Validity
  4. The variable that is measured
    Dependent variable
  5. a measure of the extent to which two variables are related
    Correlation
  6. When participants try to guess the true purpose of an experiment and behave in a way they believe the experimenters want
    Demand characteristics
  7. The variable that the experimenter manipulates
    Independent variable
  8. When participants are given all the necessary information about an experiment before agreeing to take part
    Informed consent
  9. a decline in performance on a prolonged or demanding research task that is generally attributed to the participant becoming tired or bored with the task.
    Fatigue Effects
  10. characteristics of participants that may unintentionally influence how they respond to the DV e.g. age, gender
    Participant variables
  11. Where each participant is assigned to more than one condition of the IV
    Repeated measures
  12. When the same participant will get the same result on a test on multiple occasions
    Test-retest reliability
  13. There are equal groups where participants are matched based on certain characteristics e.g. gender, age…etc
    Matched-pairs
  14. When your analysis suggests the results of a study it is highly unlikely to have occurred by chance
    Statistically significant
  15. An experimental design where each participants only takes part in one condition of the IV
    Independent groups
  16. A technique where rather than conducting new research with participants, the researchers examine the results of several studies that have already been conducted
    Meta-analysis
  17. Where experimenters/observers rate behaviour differently due to having a desired outcome
    Observer bias
  18. a formal statement or prediction of what the researcher expects to find. It needs to be testable.
    Hypothesis
  19. A group that is treated normally and gives us a measure of how people behave when they are not exposed to the experimental treatment
    Control group
  20. An arrangement of a data that is symmetrical and forms a bell shaped pattern where the mean, median and mode all fall in the centre at the highest peak
    Normal distribution
  21. When neither the experimenter nor the participants are aware of which experimental group they are assigned to
    Double-blind
  22. Variables that if not controlled may affect the DV and provide a false impression than an IV has produced changes when it hasn’t.
    Extraneous variables
  23. A fake (or dummy) treatment given to patients in the control group of a clinical trial.
    Placebo
  24. When the positioning of tasks influences the outcome
    Order effects
  25. After completing the research, the true aim is revealed to the participant.
    Debriefing
  26. A group that is not subjected to the IV in a experiment
    Control group
  27. Research that generates non-numerical data, such as a person's description of their pain rather than a measure of pain.
    Qualitative research
  28. Research that generates numerical data or data that can be converted into numbers.
    Quantitative research
  29. When two observers/experimenters give consistent ratings for the same participants.
    Inter-rater reliability
  30. A study in which a number of similar people are randomly assigned to 2 (or more) groups to test a specific drug, treatment or other intervention.
    Randomised Control Trial
  31. The extent to which the findings of a research study are able to be generalized to real-life settings
    Ecological validity