revision- experiments- sociology

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  • Created on: 08-06-18 14:02
what are the 3 different types of experiments?
lab, field, comparative
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what is the independent variable?
variable being manipulated
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what is the dependent variable
the variable being measured
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what is the experimental group?
where the IV is varied at different levels
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what is the control group?
where the IV is kept the same so we can compare the experimental groups results
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one reason why data form lab experiments may be high in reliability?
experimentor can put precise steps that can be repeated in the future
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another reason why data from lab experiments may be high in reliability
the scientists have no feelings or emotions to the outcome
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one practical problems of lab experiments
society is complexy, impossible to identify/control variables
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another practical problem of lab experiments
cant be used to study the past
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practical problem of lab experiments
they are small samples, cant investigate large phenonema e.g religion
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3 ethical issues of lab experiments
lack of informed consent, deception, harm
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why might positivists favour lab experiments
they take a scientifc approach to conduct research, also aim to get quantitative data
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2 problmes of using lsb epxeriments in sociological research?
very small samples, its artificial
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