Lab Experiment.

Question 1

What are the features of a lab experiment?

Answer 1

Cause & effect
Artificial setting
IV & DV
Control extraneous variables
Experimental & control conditions
Specified special equipment for task
Standardised procedure
Typically participants k ow they are in a study
Random allocation of participant.

Question 2

Artificial setting: who is it set up by and how is it seen as?

Answer 2

Experimenter
Not natural to participants environment

Question 3

IV & DV: what is each one used for and together what are they used for?

Answer 3

Manipulated
Measured
Operationalised

Question 4

Control extraneous variables: what is controlled and give an example?

Answer 4

All situations and participant variables controlled.
Eg: setting
Eg: pre-screen for ability etc.

Question 5

Experimental & control conditions: which one is exposed to IV and which one is used for a baseline measure of behaviour being tested?

Answer 5

Experimental: Iv

Question 6

Specified special equipment for task: example of special equipment and what type of task is being asked of and give an example?

Answer 6

Brains scan?
Artificial not typical task carried out in real life.
Eg: word list to test memory.

Question 7

Standardised procedure: what is it and give an example?

Answer 7

Specific instructions to ensure the task is carried out 5e same for each participant.
Eg: actors following the same script.

Question 8

Typically participants know they’re in a study: how do people become part of a trial?

Answer 8

Volunteer.

Question 9

Random allocation of participants: how is this done?

Answer 9

Deciding which participants will be in control condition and which ones will be in experimental conditions.