Laboratory Experiments Quiz

What is the purpose of laboratory experiments?

• To analyze historical data

• To conduct surveys

• To test theories in precise conditions

• To observe natural behavior

What is the independent variable in laboratory experiments?

• The thing that stays the same

• The thing changed during an experiment

• The control group

What is a potential strength of laboratory experiments?

• It has external validity

• Produces only qualitative data

• Can alter independent variable to measure impact

What is a potential weakness of laboratory experiments?

• Artificial - not naturalistic real life

• Tests a hypothesis

• Is reliable

What is the Hawthorne Effect in laboratory experiments?

• The behavior of participants changes because they know they are being observed

• The researcher aims to get a particular result

• The researcher is detached, making it more scientific

Why do positivists like laboratory experiments?

• Because they produce only qualitative data

• Because they study feelings indepth

• Because the researcher can control the conditions and specify the steps followed

What is the expectancy effect in laboratory experiments?

• The behavior of participants changes because they know they are being observed

• The participants are aware of the experiment

• The researcher aims to get a particular result

What was the independent variable in the Bobo Doll experiment?

• The electric shocks given

• How violently the adult treated the object

• What the teachers were told about IQ

What was changed in the Milgram experiment?

• Whether the person giving orders in green coat

• Whether the person giving orders was in a blue coat

• Whether the person giving orders was in a white coat

What game did Piff rig in a lab to show richer people are more selfish?

• Cluedo

• Connect 4

• Monopoly

• Operation