Psychology GCSE
Order effects and counterbalancing
What Order effects and counterbalancing means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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In repeated measures, order effects such as practice or fatigue can occur and must be countered by counterbalancing, which balances them across the sample rather than eliminating them for each individual.
Topics that use Order effects and counterbalancing
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