Lab

• Where are laboratory experiments typically conducted?

  In highly controlled environments
• What are the strengths of lab experiments?

  • High control over confounding variables (CVs)
  • High control over extraneous variables (EVs)
  • More certainty in cause and effect (high internal validity)
  • Easier replication due to control
• Why is replication important in lab experiments?

  To check the validity of study results
• What are the limitations of lab experiments?

  • Lack of generalisability due to artificial settings
  • Participants may behave unnaturally (demand characteristics)
  • Tasks may not represent everyday experiences (low mundane realism)
• What does low external validity in lab experiments imply?

  Findings may not apply to real life
• What are demand characteristics in lab experiments?

  Participants' awareness affecting their behavior
• Why might tasks in lab experiments lack mundane realism?

  They may not reflect everyday experiences