Ethical concern, low in internal validity, more extraneous variable
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Disadvantages of Natural Experiment
Loss of control, ethical issues
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Examples of Participant Variables
Age, Intelligence, Past experience, Gender
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Hawthorne Effect
When participants changes their behavior due to the attention they are being given as participants of the experiment
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Social Desirability Biased
When participants try to present themselves in the best possible way
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Examples of Situational Variables
Temperature, Equipments used, Instructions given, Lighting, Time of the day
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Overcoming Situational Variables
Giving clear standardised instructions, Ensuring consistency throughout the experiment, Having standardised procedures
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Pilot Study
A small scale study conducted before a real experiment to check whether the experiment works or to know what needs to be changed to make it a better experiment
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Random Errors
Room temperature, State of mind, Level of motivation
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Constant Errors
Participant differences, Errors of measurement
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Conducted in a more naturalistic environment, eg work, street etc. involving direct cintrol ober IV by the experimenter
Back
Field Experiment
Card 3
Front
Participants are in their natural environment where the experimenter has no control over, it reflects naturally occurring differences in the IV
Back
Card 4
Front
Can establish cause and effect relationship, easily replicated-high internal validity, less extraneous variable, more objective environment
Back
Card 5
Front
Establishes cause and effect relationship, can be replicated, less artificial
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