types of experiment Flashcards
what is a lab experiment
a highly controlled enviroment
what is a strength of a lab study
control over confounding and extraneous variables
what is a limitation of a lab study
demand characteristics
what is a field study
iv manipulated in a natural setting
strength of field study
high mundane realism
weakness of field study
ethical issues- lack consent
what is a natural experiment
researcher cannot change the iv, something causes it to vary
strength of a natural experiment
high external validity
weakness of natural experiment
lacks generalisability cuz rare or even demand characteristics if its in a lab
what is a quasi experiment
iv based on an existing differnece between people, it cannot be changed
quasi strength
easily replicated
quasi weakness
confounding variables
