Research Methods Flashcards
Who conducted a laboratory Experiment?
Milgrim
Describe the Milgrim Laboratory Experiment.
Milgrim lied to his research participants about the purpose of the research. Telling them that they were assisting in an experiment on learning. They were ordered by the researcher to administer electric shocks when the learner failed to answer correctly.
Describe the field experiment by Rosenthall.
They showed that if teachers were led to expect enhanced performance from some children. The children did show that. They reported and discussed the Pygmalion effect in the classroom at length.
Discuss the Questionnaire by Hites.
study of ‘love, passion and emotional violence’ was sent to 100,000 Americans. Only 4% returned.
Discuss the structured interview by Young and Wilmott.
To research nature and the importance of the extended family in the area of London.
Describe the semi-structured interview by Archer.
Archer researched Muslim boys and education with race.
Describe a disadvantage of Archer’s interview.
Her presence as a white woman made people reluctant to speak about racism. This being the interviewer effect.
Describe Wright et al’s group interview
They looked into the reasons why African-Caribbean boys are five times more likely to be excluded from school.
Give a theoretical advantage on laboratory experiments.
The controlled conditions of laboratory experiments allow researchers to isolate variables. You can precisely measure the exact effect of one thing on another.
Give a practical advantage of Laboratory Experiments.
Easy to attract funding because of the prestige of science.
Give an ethical advantage of Laboratory Experiments.
Legality.
Theoretical disadvantage of Laboratory Experiments
They lack external validity
Practical disadvantage of Laboratory Experiments
Time. Small samples mean you will need to conduct experiments on small groups if you want large samples, which will take time.
Name an ethical disadvantage on Laboratory Experiments.
Interpretivists may be uncomfortable with the unequal relationships between researcher and respondents.
