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How else might we run our crosswords experiment?

How to improve on our experiment.

Here Rob discusses the two main kinds of experiments that can be configured. These are known, respectively, as

  • within-participant experiments, and
  • between-participants experiments

Each has strengths and each has weaknesses.

We will learn more about these different kinds of experiments as the course material unfolds.

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Introduction to Cognitive Psychology: An Experimental Science

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