RESEARCH METHODS- Types of experiment

Question 1

What is a laboratory experiment?

Answer 1

An experiment conducted in an artificial, controlled environment
E.g. Bandura’s Bobo the doll experiment or Asch’s conformity experiments.

Question 2

What is a field experiment?

Answer 2

An experiment carried out in a natural, real-world environment
E.g. Bickman’s study of the effects of uniforms on obedience.

Question 3

What is a natural experiment?

Answer 3

An experiment where the variable changes naturally and the researcher seizes the opportunity to study the effects
E.g. studying the effect a change in drug laws (variable) has on addiction.

Question 4

What is a quasi experiment?

Answer 4

An experiment that compares between two variables that cannot be changed
E.g. studying differences between men (variable) and women (variable)