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Manipulation check

GCSE Psychology · key term

Manipulation check

Definition

A check that an experimental manipulation has worked as intended, such as checking that participants perceive one game as more violent than another.

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OCR GCSE Psychology · J203

Paper 1

Revise: Cooper and Mackie (1986): Video Games and Aggression

OCR Psychology past papers

Related key terms

Aggression
Arousal
Construct validity
Dependent variable
Ecological validity

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Manipulation check — OCR GCSE Psychology Definition

Independent variable

Independent-measures design

Laboratory experiment