//Experiments Flashcards
Define the experimental group.
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Describe the control group.
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Define the independent variable.
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Define the dependent variable.
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Suggest two reasons why data from laboratory experiments may be high in reliability.
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Identify three practical problems of laboratory experiments.
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Identify three ethical problems of laboratory experiments.
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Suggest two reasons why positivists might favour laboratory experiments.
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Identify two problems of using laboratory experiments in sociological research.
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Why do interpretivists reject the use of laboratory experiments?
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Why might interpretivists favour field experiments?
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Why might the fact that humans have free will be a problem for sociological research using the
experimental method?
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Identify two differences between field experiments and laboratory experiments.
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What are the two steps involved in carrying out a ‘thought experiment’?
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