Types of experiment Flashcards
A strength of laboratory experiments is that they have high what validity?
A strength of laboratory experiments is that they have high internal validity
A weakness of laboratory experiments is that they are what, as they isolate one variable and ignore the others?
A weakness of laboratory experiments is that they are reductionist, as they isolate one variable and ignore the others
A weakness of field experiments is that they are reductionist, but less so than what?
A weakness of field experiments is that they are reductionist, but less so than laboratory experiments
Advantages of field and natural experiments:
4. Natural experiments allow researchers to study something ethically unsound, why?
Natural experiments allow researchers to study something ethically unsound, because it’s naturally occurring