Experiment types

Question 1

What are the 4 types of experiment types?

Answer 1

1. Lab
2. Field
3. Natural
4. Quasi

Question 2

What is a lab experiment?

Answer 2

In a controlled environment

Question 3

What is a field experiment?

Answer 3

In an everyday situation, participants are unaware they’re in a study

Question 4

What is a natural experiment?

Answer 4

Occurs naturally, the experimenter notices and records

Question 5

What is a quasi-experiment?

Answer 5

Based on existing differences between people
(iv is the person)

Question 6

What is high/low external validity?

Answer 6

How much the measure applies to real life

Question 7

What is high/low internal validity?

Answer 7

How accurate the measure is

Question 8

What are the 3 strengths of lab experiments?

Answer 8

1. High internal validity
2. Replicable
3. High control for extraneous variables

Question 9

What are the 3 limitations of a lab experiment?

Answer 9

1. Lack of generalisability
2. Low external validity
3. Demand characteristics

Question 10

What are the 2 strengths of Field experiments?

Answer 10

1. High external validity
2. Low demand characteristics

Question 11

What are the 3 limitations of Field experiments?

Answer 11

1. Lack of control for extraneous variables
2. Hard to replicate
3. Ethical problems

Question 12

What are the 2 strengths of Natural experiments?

Answer 12

1. Ethical
2. High external validity

Question 13

What are the 2 limitations of Natural experiments?

Answer 13

1. Hard to replicate
2. Hard to see if IV affected DV

Question 14

What are the strengths and limitations of quasi-experiments?

Answer 14

Can be any but often lab if so:
1. high internal validity
2. extraneous variables may affect outcome