Experiments

Question 1

Give an overview for the experiment method?

Answer 1

Qualitative method, allow for control of variables
Experiments can either be field or lab to test a theory.
Field- done in the real world

Question 2

What’s one example of the lab method experiment?

Answer 2

Milgram- authority, people administered electric shocks and trusted higher people. Teacher + student

Question 3

What’s an advantage and disadvantage of Milgrams experiment?

Answer 3

Advantage- variables controlled, reliable
Disadvantage- caused psychological harm to participants, unethical

Question 4

What was zimbardos lab study about?

Answer 4

Guards/ prisoners, guards adapted tyranny, prisoners rebelled

Question 5

What’s an advantage and disadvantage to Zimbardos study?

Answer 5

Advantage- variables controlled, reliable
Disadvantage- people not behaving accurately, less validity

Question 6

What’s an example of a field method experiment?

Answer 6

R + J- self fulfilling prophecy, I-Q tests, “spurters” randomly selected 20%

Question 7

What’s an advantage and disadvantage to R + J’s study?

Answer 7

Advantage- if teachers are unaware of behaviour, higher validity
Disadvantage- harmful, high achievement students ignored

Question 8

What was small and Marshall’s field experiment about?

Answer 8

Racism in Bristol, 1/3 of air bnbs gave room to white man but not a black man

Question 9

What’s an advantage and disadvantage to small and Marshall’s study?

Answer 9

Advantage- reliable, was repeatable
Disadvantage- costly and time consuming, practicality + deception

Question 10

What’s an example of a comparative method experiment?

Answer 10

Durkheims suicide study- suicide statistics study. Divided cause of suicide into 4 categories
Egoistic, fatalistic, altruistic, anomic

Question 11

What’s an advantage and disadvantage to Durkheims study?

Answer 11

Advantage- allows to look at things across many different societies
Disadvantage- cannot control or manipulate variables- can’t always control what data’s available

Question 12

Why are experiments reliable and what’s good about variables in experiments?

Answer 12

Reliable- controlled so can be repeated effectively

Variables- easy to isolate and manipulate variables

Question 13

Why are experiments not practical and ethical?

Answer 13

Practical- costly and time consuming

Ethical- can cause psychological harm and deception

Question 14

Why are experiments not representative and unpredictable?

Answer 14

Representative- experiments only carried out on a few people

Unpredictable- humans are unpredictable, not suitable to conduct experiments on them