4. types of experiment

Question 1

demand characteristics

Answer 1

cues in the experimental procedure which provide info about the aims.
- can cause ppt to change behaviour to how they think they are expected to behave

Question 2

lab experiments

Answer 2

an experiment done in a strictly controlled environment/laboratory setting, controlled IV and DVs

Question 3

cons of lab experiments

Answer 3

• artificial environment, increases the risk of demand characteristics, social desirability bias
• artificial tasks, may lack mundane realism

Question 4

pros of lab experiments

Answer 4

• high level of control, higher internal validity
• standardisation, increases reliability and replicability
• equipment
• ethics, has valid consent from ppt

Question 5

field experiments

Answer 5

an experiment done in a more natural setting where an IV is changed and is expected to be responsible for changes to DV

Question 6

cons of field experiment

Answer 6

• low level of control
• less/not ethical, harder to gain valid consent without increasing demand characteristics

Question 7

pros of field experiments

Answer 7

• high ecological validity, natural setting
• high mundane realism