Experimental Designs:

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Randomized posttest control group design
R T Post
R C Post
Randomized pretest-posttest control group design

R Pre T Post
R Pre C Post
 Matched Subject Design
• A matched subject design uses separate experimental groups for each
particular treatment, but relies upon matching every subject in one group
with an equivalent in another.
• The two groups of participants are matched as closely together as
possible, making equivalent groups. For example, if researchers were
trying out a form of weight loss drug, the participants would need to be
matched to make sure they were all the same weight, height, build and
had similar diets.
 Factorial Design
• Factorial design is an experiment that has multiple factors or independent
variables. It requires a minimum of two independent variables, whereas a basic
experiment only requires one independent variable.
• Simultaneously determine effects of 2 or more factors on the DV.
 Do differing exercise regimens (hi, med, lo intensity)
have the same effect on men as they do on women?

• 3 X 2 (Exercise Regimen X Gender)

– 2 factors
– Exercise Regimen – 3 levels
– Gender – 2 levels
 Gender
Male Female
High
Exercise
Intensity

Medium
Low
Psychological Instruments/Tests
 TAT
• The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is a projective technique consisting of a
series of pictures.
• The examinee is requested to create a story about what he or she believes is
occurring in the situations or events depicted by the pictures.
• Special value resides in its power to expose underlying inhibited tendencies which
the subject is not willing to admit, or cannot admit because he is unconscious of
them”
• The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT): 30 grayscale pictures + one blank for
elicitation of stories – each contain a dramatic event or critical situation
• Most subjects see 10-12 cards, over two sessions
• Based on Murray's (1938) theory of 28 social needs (sex, affiliation, dominance,
achievement, attitudes etc.)