LAB EXPERIMENTS

Question 1

What are lab experiments?

Answer 1

-when the research takes place in an artificial setting and the variables are manipulated by the researcher

Question 2

What are the strengths of lab experiments?

Answer 2

• high reliability
  -can establish cause and effect relationships
• informed consent
• easy to a analyse data

Question 3

What are the limitations of lab experiments?

Answer 3

-artificial environment-lacks validity
-small sample size
-not all variables can be controlled

Question 4

What is an example of a lab experiment?

Answer 4

Bandura’s bobo doll experiment