Experiments

What are the 3 main experiment types?

• Lab

• Field

• Quasi

• Covert

Which experiment type is highly controlled?

• Field

• Lab

• Quasi

What is an advantage of a lab experiment?

• It reflects real life settings

• It has high internal validity

• It has high external reliability

• It does not require a lot of control

What is a disadvantage of a lab experiment?

• It has low reliability

• It is conducted in an artificial setting

• It has high external validity

• It is easily controlled

What is the key theme of a field experiment?

• It depends on naturally occuring IVs

• It is conducted in a laboratory

• it is conducted in a real life setting

• The DV is changed

What is an advantage of a field experiment?

• Low external validity

• High external validity

• Highly controlled variables

• Chance of demand characteristics

What is a disadvantage of a field experiment?

• Lack of informed consent

• Is highly controlled

• High predictive validity

What is the key theme of a Quasi Experiment?

• A naturally occuring IV

• A naturally occuring DV

• Conducted in a field

How do you conduct a study using a Quasi Experiment?

• You examine the differences between the IV and how it affects the DV

• You observe from a distance

• You play music during the experiment

• You flood them with questions

What is a weakness of a quasi experiment?

• It is highly controlled

• You cannot rule out other factors of possible causation

• You can predict what will happen