type of experiment

Question 1

define lab experiment

Answer 1

a highly controlled setting where the iv is manipulated by the experimenter

Question 2

advantages of a lab experiment

Answer 2

increased control of ev
therefore tends to be higher reliability
easier to replicate

Question 3

disadvantages of lab experiment

Answer 3

demand characteristics
lacks ecological validity

Question 4

define field experiment

Answer 4

conducted in a more natural environment
iv is manipulated by an experimenter

Question 5

advantages of field experiments

Answer 5

greater ecological validity
generalisable
less demand characteristics

Question 6

disadvantages field experiments

Answer 6

less control over ev
difficult to replicate
ethics
sample bias
poor reliability

Question 7

define natural experiment

Answer 7

in ps own natural environment
iv is not manipulated

Question 8

advantages of natural experiment

Answer 8

high ecological validity
low demand characteristics

Question 9

disadvantages of natural experiment

Answer 9

ethics
less control of ev
hard to replicate

Question 10

define quasi experiment

Answer 10

has an iv that already exist
no manipulation by researcher

Question 11

advantages of a quasi experiment

Answer 11

high ecological validity
low demand characteristics
low sampling bias

Question 12

disadvantages

Answer 12

ethics
not replicable
less control of ev