Types of experiment

Question 1

A strength of laboratory experiments is that they have high what validity?

Answer 1

A strength of laboratory experiments is that they have high internal validity

Question 2

A weakness of laboratory experiments is that they are what, as they isolate one variable and ignore the others?

Answer 2

A weakness of laboratory experiments is that they are reductionist, as they isolate one variable and ignore the others

Question 3

A weakness of field experiments is that they are reductionist, but less so than what?

Answer 3

A weakness of field experiments is that they are reductionist, but less so than laboratory experiments

Question 4

Advantages of field and natural experiments:

4. Natural experiments allow researchers to study something ethically unsound, why?

Answer 4

Natural experiments allow researchers to study something ethically unsound, because it’s naturally occurring