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What’s a laboratory experiment?
An experiment conducted in a controlled environment
Pro’s of laboratory experiments
Easy to replicate
Extraneous variables can be controlled
Con’s of laboratory experiments
Test subjects may behave differently under test conditions than in real life
What’s a field experiment?
An experiment carried out in the test subjects’ everyday environment (researcher controls some variables)
Pro’s of field experiments
More likely to reflect real life behavior
Cons’s of field experiments
Cannot control extraneous variables
What’s a natural experiment?
An experiment carried out in the test subjects’ everyday environment (researcher has no control over any variables)
Pro’s of natural experiments
More likely to reflect real life behaviour
Con’s of natural experiments
Cannot control variables (difficult to replicate)
What’s an interview?
Pro’s of interviews
Con’s of interviews
What’s an anonymous questionnaire?
Pro’s of anonymous questionnaires
Con’s of anonymous questionnaires
What’s the explanatory variable?
What’s the response variable?
What’s the extraneous variable?
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