DESIGNING AN EXPERIMENT
1. What is your independent variable and what is your subject variable?
Independent Variable:
Subject Variable:
2. For each variable, do each of the following: (a) describe it, including how many different levels of the variable there will be (b) describe how you intend to manipulate the independent variable, and (c) explain why this variable is included in the design, and why each level of this variable is included.
3. Describe your dependent variable(s), including how each variable will be measured.
4. How many different conditions will there be in this experiment? (This is your independent variable)
5. How will you assign participants to the different conditions/levels?
6. What hypothesis or hypotheses will you be testing with this experiment?
7. Evaluate the experimental realism and mundane realism of the experiment.
8. Evaluate the ethics of conducting this experiment. Are there any reasons to be concerned about the welfare of the participants?
