types of experiments

Question 1

laboratory experiments

Answer 1

experiment conducted under highly controlled conditions
- standardised procedure, experimenters have more control over variables
- results cannot be generalised

Question 2

quasi experiments

Answer 2

similar to natural experiments as researchers do not have control over the independent variable
- researchers cannot ethically manipulate the independent variable in the question
- good for real world settings as you can choose your groups

Question 3

natural experiments

Answer 3

conducted in the everyday environment of the ppts, the experimenter has no control over the independent variable
- arises when comparable individuals or groups of people are sorted by ‘nature’

Question 4

field experiments

Answer 4

• conducted outside of the laboratory in a ‘real world’ setting
• participants are exposed to one or two or more levels of an independent variable and observed for their reactions
• can see behaviour in action in realistic settings
• makes it more difficult for researchers to control the variables

Question 5

Bobo doll experiment - Albert Bandura

Answer 5

• subjects exposed to aggressive models would reproduce aggressive acts resembling those of their model
• boys are more aggressive than girls when presented with the model
• laboratory experiment - controlled conditions