field experiments

Question 1

rosenthal & jacobson (ethical issues)

Answer 1

deceived both pupils and teachers, effects of labelling had an impact on pupils

Question 2

rosenthal & jacobson: pygmalion in the classroom

Answer 2

• randomly identified pupils as high IQ and found that those who were identified as ‘spurters’ achieved higher grades than those who were not
• shows the effects of labelling & sfp

Question 3

ronsenham

Answer 3

study shows field experiments are more natual, valid & realistic but could be unethical