What are the 2 types of experiments
Laboratory
Field
What are lab experiments
Takes place in an artificial setting and the variables are manipulated by the researcher
What are field experiments
Takes place in a natural setting but the researcher is manipulating the variables
Strengths of lab experiments
Reliability
Cause and effect
Informed consent
Easy to analyse
Strengths of field experiments
External validity
Not all variables can be controlled
Large scale
Reliability
Limits of lab experiments
Artificial environment
Small sample
Impractical
Not all variables can be controlled
Limits of field experiments
Impractical
Cant be controlled
Experimental
Access
Can have a deception