Types of Experiments

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    Cards (3)

    • Laboratory experiment
      the environment is artificial and controlled
      the IV is manipulated directly by the researcher
    • Strength of lab experiments
      high control over EV’s and CV’s
      high internal validity
      can be replicated so is more reliable and validity can be checked
    • Weakness of lab experiments
      lack generalisability as the environment is artificial and does not mirror everyday life
      behaviour cannot be generalised beyond research-low external validity
      demand characteristics may arise due to the artificial nature of exp.
      tasks given in an exp. are often not everyday tasks-lack mundane realism