Experimental stuff

Question 1

What is a lab experiment

Answer 1

When an experiment is done in a controlled environment, not always a lab, can be in a class room.

Question 2

What is a field experiment

Answer 2

When the iv is manipulated in a natural more everyday` setting

Question 3

What is a natural experiment

Answer 3

When the researcher takes advantage of a pre-existing independent variable. Its called natural because the variable would have changed even if the experiment wouldn’t have changed

Question 4

What is a Quasi experiment

Answer 4

They have an iv that is based on an existing difference between people (e.g. age and gender). No one is manipulated, it just simply exists.

Question 5

Pros and cons of a lab experiment?

Answer 5

pro- might control extraneous variables

con- participants may know they’re being tested so could use screw you affect

Question 6

Pros and cons of a field experiment?

Answer 6

pro- provides reliable/valid behaviour and the participants wont know they’re being studied on
con- if participants are unaware they cannot consent, expensive to under go.

Question 7

Pros and cons for a natural experiment?

Answer 7

Pros- high validity, involves studies of real life issues

Cons- if its natural it may occur rarely, participants may not be allocated to random experimental conditions

Question 8

pros and cons for a quasi experiment?

Answer 8

pros- same as lab, controls extraneous variables

cons- cant allocate participants to random conditions and therefore there may be confounding variables.