experiments.

Question 1

experiments: what can experiments test?

Answer 1

1. health conditions
2. behaviour

Question 2

experiments: what can be experimented for health conditions?

Answer 2

medicines can be tested, (starting with cells, animals and then healthy humans).

Question 3

experiments: where are health tests done?

Answer 3

in scientific settings such as laboratories where they have the right conditions, measurements can be taken before, during and after.

Question 4

experiments: sample sizing and how do you get individuals to be apart?

Answer 4

needs to be a reasonable size, and using advertisement to help get people involved.

Question 5

experiments: are there risks associated ?

Answer 5

yes, there are different types of legislation that must be followed.

Question 6

experiments: where is it best for behaviour experiments to take place?

Answer 6

in there natural environment

Question 7

experiments: eg medicines: what is the first group called and what do they do?

Answer 7

they are the control group, where there just continue living life normally - they are used for a comparison.

Question 8

experiments: eg medicines: what do the control group record?

Answer 8

the effectiveness of the medication that they normally use - Making no changes to it!!!

Question 9

experiments: eg medicines: what is the second group called and what do they do?

Answer 9

group 1 variable group - they use to new medication and record how effective is, in hope of positive results.

Question 10

experiments: eg medicines: what is the third group and what do they do?

Answer 10

group 2 variable group - PLACEBO effect, where they need to record the effectiveness of the medications, giving a mixing of pos and neg results.

Question 11

experiments: what is a blind test?

Answer 11

the research knows who is in the group

Question 12

experiments: what is a double blind test

Answer 12

the researcher doesn’t know who is in the groups.

Question 13

experiments: eg behaviour?

Answer 13

Milgram looking into how far someone’s obedience is?

Question 14

experiments: what are the advantages?

Answer 14

1. non-bias
2. reliable
3. structured
4. improvements
5. cost effective (depending on how you run it)

Question 15

experiments: what are the disadvantages?

Answer 15

1. time consuming
2. very specific consent
3. costly
4. failure (hasn’t worked)
5. location (to benefits participants).
6. withdrawal (individuals changing there minds and not wanting to take part).
7. use of equipment
8. training staff is needed before hand