evaluation - natural experiments

    Cards (4)

    • strength of natural experiments
      has high ecological validity as IV is naturally occurring and the task will not be artificial, so results are more representative to real life situations.
    • strength of natural experiments
      less demand characteristics as participants are experimented in their natural environment so they may not know they're in a study.
    • weakness of natural experiment
      results are less reliable and difficult to replicate this study because there's no control over the IV and EVs
    • weakness of natural experiment
      no control over IV and EVs so its difficult to draw the cause and effect
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