lab experiments Flashcards
1
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strength: high control over extraneous variables
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fake environment, cause and effect can be established, increases internal validity
2
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strength: high in reliability
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can be easily repeated in same conditions to check for consistent results
3
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weakness: lacks eco Val
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artificial environment, difficult to generalize findings beyond experiment, lowers external validity
4
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weakness: prone to demand characteristics
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ppts change their natural behavior based on clues, lead ppts to help or hinder the researcher, reducing internal validity