TYPES OF EXPERIMENTS

Question 1

What is a LAB experiment?

Answer 1

A research method with:
* An IV/DV
* Strict controls
* Conducted NOT in the usual enviroment ppts are used to (with regards to behaviour performed).

Question 2

What is a field experiment?

Answer 2

A research method with
* An altered iv which the dv is measured against.
* Conducted in a natural enviroment.
* Some control is possible

Question 3

What is a natural experiment?

Answer 3

• Investigates the effects of a naturally occuring variable.
• Instead of manipulating variables.
• Ppts CANNOT be randomly allocated to conditions as they are pre set.

studying autistics vs non-autistics

Question 4

What is a quasi experiment?

Answer 4

• Researchers compare groups based on PRE-EXISTING conditions rather than using random assignment.

studying smokers vs. non-smokers