Field Experiments

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  • Field Experiments
    • These have 2 key features:
      • They are done in natural environment
      • Those involved don't know they are involved therefore no Hawthorne Effect
    • The aim is to obtain some element of control while avoiding the artificiality of labs
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    • Advantages
      • Validity as people will act normally and their reactions will be real
      • Less artificiality
      • Reduces Hawthorne Effect
    • Disadvantges
      • Less control over variables
      • Limited Application - few situations can be adapted to be a filed experiment
      • Ethical Problems - No informed consent
    • Favored by Interpretivists

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