Experimental Design and Music Study Review

This set of flashcards focuses on experimental design review and the specific study on how different genres of music affect the performance of card stacking.

The 7 sampling techniques include __, __, __, __, __, __, and __.

(Fill in the names of the 7 sampling techniques)

External validity refers to __, while internal validity refers to __.

(Define each validity); External validity is the extent to which results can be generalized, internal validity is the degree to which the design accurately tests what it intends to.

The 3 types of external validity are __, __, and __.

(Fill in the types of external validity)

The 3 methods of assessing reliability are __, __, and __.

(Fill in the methods of assessing reliability)

Internal reliability refers to __, while external reliability refers to __.

(Define each reliability) Internal reliability is consistency within the test, external reliability is consistency across different settings or occasions.

One way to improve the reliability of a study is to __.

(Example: implement consistent measurement tools)

One way to improve the validity of a study is to __.

(Example: ensure proper control of variables)

In the study by Emmett et al (2024), the independent variable is and the dependent variable is .

(Fill in the variables relevant to the study)

The operationalised hypothesis for the study is __.

There will be a difference between the amount of cards stacked in 1 minute by students between condition A, condition B, and condition C.

Condition A in the music study involves __, Condition B involves __, and Condition C involves __.

Condition A: classical music; Condition B: indie music; Condition C: pop music.

Some strengths of the experimental design in the music study include __, while weaknesses include __.

(Fill in strengths and weaknesses of the design)

To improve the design of the study, we could __, __, and __.

(Fill in strategies for improvement related to design)

The findings of the study may conclude that __ based on the results for each condition.

(Summarize key findings based on results for the different music conditions)