Experiments

Question 1

Two adv of lab experiments

Answer 1

• objective

- reliable = can be easily replicated with same variables

Question 2

two ethical disadvantages of lab experiments

Answer 2

• psychological/ physical harm

- hard to gain consent = deception

Question 3

give a lab experiment study

Answer 3

Milgram obedience study

• deception = lied about purpose of experiment
• physical/ psychological harm == uncontrolled seizures occured, stuttering etc

Question 4

one practical and one ethical advantages of field experiments

Answer 4

(p) - easy to analyse and present findings

(E) - Able to debrief participants and they have the right to withdraw

Question 5

give one practical & one ethical advantage of field experiments

Answer 5

(P) - Time consuming & expensive

(E) - hard to debrief participants if they are picked at random

Question 6

Two theoretical disadvantages of field experiments

Answer 6

• low representativeness

- hard to replicate = won’t get the same responses

Question 7

give a field experiment case study

Answer 7

Durkheims suicide study

- comaprative method = compare rates of suicide between Catholics and protestant = Catholics have a lower suicide rate