location of research

Question 1

3 location of research ?

Answer 1

1. laboratory
2. field
3. online

Question 2

laboratory?

Answer 2

• a laboratory is a room where any situational variables can be closely controlled
• most scientific way of conducting research, where most takes place. Other studies such as controlled observations may also take place in a lab setting. a lab room is w

Question 3

advantages of laboratory ?

Answer 3

• better control of environment (easier to manipulate the IV)
• better control of extraneous confounding variables (higher internal validity)
• sometimes more practical, if study requires very specialist equipment

Question 4

disadvantages of laboratory ?

Answer 4

• may not get natural behaviours from ppts
• sometimes its not practical to observe behaviour in lab
• lower generalisability
• lower external validity

Question 5

in the field ?

Answer 5

any other place other than a controlled room that an experiment may take place. usually a natural setting.

Question 6

advantages of field ?

Answer 6

• more natural behaviour of ppts
• higher mundane realism
• better ecological validity
• more practical sometimes

Question 7

disadvantages of field ?

Answer 7

• difficult to ensure accurate and precise measurement of variables
• harder to control extraneous and confounding variables
• may raise ethical concerns
• reduced internal validity

Question 8

online ?

Answer 8

researcher accesses participants via the internet or social networking tools. often surveys and questionnaires are conducted online.

Question 9

advantages of online?

Answer 9

• lots of ppts avaliable
• diverse sample
• cheap
• chick and easy analysis

Question 10

disadvantages of online?

Answer 10

• doesn’t work all types of research
• ethics valid consent?
• researcher has less control