EWT : Lab experiments

Question 1

what is specific about a lab experiment

Answer 1

highly controlled and artificiall setting

Question 2

apply this point of lab experiments being highly controlled and in an artificial setting to crim psych

Answer 2

lab experiments are conducted in a highly controlled artificial setting away from the EW everyday enviroment of a prison

Question 3

what does the researcher then do

Answer 3

leading questions are manipulated by the researcher

Question 4

what does this measure

Answer 4

the accuracy of the EWT

Question 5

what is anouther point on lab experiments

Answer 5

a EWT of cuase and effect involving two or more conditions

Question 6

what are these two or more conditions

Answer 6

leading questions and accuracy of EWT

Question 7

in a lab experiment what is controlled

Answer 7

all extranious variables

Question 8

give two example of extranious variables

Answer 8

light intensity, furnishing

Question 9

what however is deliberate

Answer 9

manipulation of leading questions by researcher

Question 10

what is random

Answer 10

allocation of EW to conditions

Question 11

what kind of enviroment is it

Answer 11

highly controlled

Question 12

what does this mean

Answer 12

a standerdised procedure is used

Question 13

define lab experiments as used in criminal psychology (6 marks)

Answer 13

• a lab experiment is set in a highliy controlled artificial setting away from the EW evrydayd enviroment of a prison
• leading questions are manipulated by the researcher to measure the accurcy of the EWT
  -EWT of cuase and effect involving two or more conditions ( leading questions and accuracy of EWT)
  -all extranious variables aimed to be controlled (light intensity, furnishing) while deliberate manipulation of leading questions by researcher
• random allocation of EW to conditions
  -highly controlled enviroment so standerdised procedure is used