Psychology GCSE
Independent measures
What Independent measures means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Independent measures
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A design in which different participants are used in each condition, which avoids order effects but introduces participant variables.
Topics that use Independent measures
- Designing psychological research (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Alternative hypothesis
- Co-variables
- Counterbalancing
- Covert observation
- Dependent variable
- Dependent variable (DV)
- Ecological validity
- Extraneous variables
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