Topic 2 - Experiments Flashcards
1
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Types of experiments
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- Laboratory experiments
- Field experiments
- Comparative method
2
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Hawthorne effect
A
- Demand characteristics
3
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Free will
A
- Humans can decide their own actions through consciousness and choice and so cannot be studied through experiments
4
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Practical advantages of laboratory experiments
A
- Funding bodies
- Personal characteristics
- Easy
5
Q
Ethical strengths of laboratory experiments
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- Informed consent
- Legality
- Benefits society
6
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Theoretical strengths of laboratory experiments
A
- Reliability
7
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Practical weaknesses of laboratory experiments
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- Sample size
- Society as a complex issue
- Time
- Money
8
Q
Ethical weaknesses of laboratory experiments
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- Deception
- Harm
9
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Theoretical weaknesses of laboratory experiments
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- Validity
- Representativeness
10
Q
Milgram
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- Laboratory experiment
- Electric shock administration
11
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Bandura
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- Laboratory experiment
- Bobo Doll
12
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Field experiments
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- Positivists
- Natural environment = no Hawthorne effect
13
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Practical strengths of field experiments
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- Sample size
- Pre-existing setting
- Money
14
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Ethical strengths of field experiments
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- Confidentiality and privacy
- Not intrusive
15
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Theoretical strengths of field experiments
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- Validity (ecological)
- Representativeness
