Types of experiment - Recap
Covers the basics of different experimental types (lab/field/natural/quasi) as well as advantages and disadvantages of each.
- Created by: elrewe
- Created on: 07-04-21 18:10
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2. Which of these is a disadvantage of lab experiments?
- Findings generally lack reliability
- Less control of variables
- High levels of control make the situation artificial - this reduces ecological validity
- You cannot randomly allocate participants to conditions
3. Which type of experiment is this a disadvantage of? = "People may show demand characteristics which reduces internal validity."
- Field
- Lab
- Quasi
- Natural
4. Which type of experiment is this a strength of? = "As the researcher has little involvement, there are few demand characteristics and apprehension evaluation."
- Natural
- Lab
- Field
- Quasi
5. Which of these is a strength of natural experiments?
- Easy to replicate
- Enables the study of situations that could not be ethically manipulated (eg. the study of institutionalised children)
- Good control of extraneous variables
- High control of conditions means demand characteristics are reduced
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