experiments Flashcards
1
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what are experiments
A
a procedure set to test the relationship between two or more variables
2
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what are the different types of experiments
A
-field experiments
lab experiments
3
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what are field experiments
A
take place in a real world setting
4
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what are advantages of field experiments
A
- favoured by interpretivists sociologists
-higher in internal validity than lab experiments because they take place in normally occurring social settings
5
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what are lab experiments
A
experiments that are conducted in an artificial setting
6
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advantages of lab experiments
A
gives researchers more control over variables
positivists argue that they are reliable because they can be repeated exactly allowing previous findings to be checked .
- less time spent compared to field experiments
7
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disadvantages of lab experiments
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- lacks ecological validity because it takes place in an artificial setting
- more expensive than questionnaires
- participants are aware that they are being studied unlike in field
- experiments this may cause observer effect /demand characteristics.
