lab experiments

Question 1

strength: high control over extraneous variables

Answer 1

fake environment, cause and effect can be established, increases internal validity

Question 2

strength: high in reliability

Answer 2

can be easily repeated in same conditions to check for consistent results

Question 3

weakness: lacks eco Val

Answer 3

artificial environment, difficult to generalize findings beyond experiment, lowers external validity

Question 4

weakness: prone to demand characteristics

Answer 4

ppts change their natural behavior based on clues, lead ppts to help or hinder the researcher, reducing internal validity