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what are the 3 types of experiment?

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lab
field
natural

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describe a lab experiment

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  • highly controlled artificial environment
  • to test for cause and effect
  • experimenter manipulates IV to measure DV
  • extraneous variables are controlled
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describe a field experiment

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  • carried out in a natural/real life environment
  • to test for cause and effect
  • experimenter manipulates the IV to measure DV
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describe a natural experiment

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  • carried out in a natural/real life environment
  • to test for cause and effect
  • experimenter doesn’t manipulate IV to measure DV it is changed naturally or by some other governing body
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what are the extraneous variables

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lighting
noise
temperature

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what is demand characteristics

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term used to describe when results are biased as a result of participants anticipating what the experimenter wants to see

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