Types of experiment Flashcards
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Lab
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under controlled conditions which limits extraneous variables
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Field
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experiments which are conducted in the environment you are in in everyday life.
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Natural
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An experiment that has an iv and dv. The situation is naturally created; it is not made or created by a psychologist. E.g. Seeing if orphans achieve higher GCSE grades than regular children
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Quasi
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A difference between people that already exists The IV has not been made by anyone, it is something you are born with e.g. age
Dv can be measured in a lab
An example of a quasi is a running race of male and females. This is quasi as they are already male and female and nothing has been made
