Psychology - Research Methods and Techniques

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Lab Experiment
Conducted in a lab setting or away from the participant's normal environment, experimenter is able to control the IV and accurately measure the DV.
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Field Experiment
Conducted in a more naturalistic environment, eg work, street etc. involving direct cintrol ober IV by the experimenter
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Natural Environment
Participants are in their natural environment where the experimenter has no control over, it reflects naturally occurring differences in the IV
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Advantages of Lab Experiment
Can establish cause and effect relationship, easily replicated-high internal validity, less extraneous variable, more objective environment
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Advantages of Field Experiment
Establishes cause and effect relationship, can be replicated, less artificial
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Advantages of Natural Experiment
Reduction of demand characteristics, Lack of direct intervention by the experimenter
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Disadvantages of Lab Experiment
Lacks mundane realism, demand characteristics, low in external/ecological validity, ethical concerns
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Disadvantages of Field Experiment
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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Conducted in a more naturalistic environment, eg work, street etc. involving direct cintrol ober IV by the experimenter

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Field Experiment

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Participants are in their natural environment where the experimenter has no control over, it reflects naturally occurring differences in the IV

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Can establish cause and effect relationship, easily replicated-high internal validity, less extraneous variable, more objective environment

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Establishes cause and effect relationship, can be replicated, less artificial

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