Lab, Field And Natural Experiments

Question 0

What is a field experiment?

Answer 0

Experiment conducted in a more natural setting, the iv is deliberately manipulated, participants are often not aware that they are participanting

Question 1

What is a lab experiment?

Answer 1

Experiment conducted in a special environment where variables can be carefully controlled, participants know they are taking part but don’t always know the true aim of the study.

Question 2

What is a natural experiment?

Answer 2

Experiment where the environment but the change in iv is ‘natural’

Question 3

Why is a natural experiment not seen as a ‘true’ experiment?

Answer 3

Because true experiments include the iv changing manually rather than naturally

Question 4

What is 2 strengths of lab experiments?

Answer 4

Can be controlled easier-extraneous variables minimised

Easily replicated

Question 5

What are 2 strengths of field experiments?

Answer 5

More natural-less artificial

Avoids participant effects

Question 6

What is 2 strengths of natural experiments?

Answer 6

Iv can’t be manipulated for ethical or practical reasons

Enables psychologists to study ‘real’ problems such as th effects of a disaster on health

Question 7

What are 2 weaknesses of lab experiments?

Answer 7

Participants know they’re being studied so may not act normally

Less natural

Question 8

What are 2 weaknesses of field experiments?

Answer 8

Extraneous variables less easy to control

Participants don’t know so could be ethical issues

Question 9

What are 2 weaknesses of natural experiments?

Answer 9

Only be used where conditions change naturally

Cannot demonstrate casual relationships because iv not direct,y manipulated