Experiments - Comparitive Experiments

Question 1

Where are comparative experiments carried out?

Answer 1

Only in the mind of the researcher

Question 2

What type of experiment in a comparative experiment?

Answer 2

A thought experiment

Question 3

What is a comparative experiment?

Answer 3

A re-analysis of secondary data designed to discover cause-and-effect relationshipsm

Question 4

Positive evaluation of comparative experiments: artificiality

Answer 4

Avoids artificiality

Question 5

Positive evaluation of comparative experiments: the past

Answer 5

Used to study the past

Question 6

Positive evaluation of comparative experiments: avoids problems

Answer 6

Avoids ethical problems of harming and deceiving subjects

Question 7

Negative evaluation of comparative experiments

Answer 7

Less control than field experiments