Experiemental Method

• Lab experiments?

  An experiment that is conducted under highly controlled conditions
• Field experiments?

  An experiment that is conducted in a real-world situation
• Natural experiments?

  Occurs when the researcher doesn’t have control of the IV because they had taken advantage of a naturally occurring situation
• Quasi Experiments?

  Occurs when participants can’t be randomly allocated to experimental conditions because the IV is some naturally occurring pre-existing IV