lab experiments

what are lab experiments?

conducted in an artificial setting using highly controlled variables

whats an example of an lad experiments?

the bobo doll experiment and the standford university prison experiment

what is a practical advantage of a lab experiment?

allow research to control variables precisely, making it easier to establish cause and effect relationships?

what is a practical disadvantage of lab experiments?

expensive, time consuming, need specialised equipment and controlled environments

what are ethical advantages of lab expeirments?

reresearches:

• gain informed consent

• minimise harm (but some have raised ethical concerns)

what are ethical disadvantages of lab experiments?

• may involve deception or phycological distress

what is an advantage of reliability for lab experiments?

• highly replicable

• repeatable under same conditions to verify results

what is a disadvantage of reliability for lab experiements?

• human behaviors complex

• responses may differ across diff contexts

what is an advantage for validity in lab experiments?

• high internal validity bc variables controlled

what is a disadvantage of validity for lab experiments?

• low external validity bc artificial settings may not reflect real life interactions

are lab experiments representative?

• no, small scale

• not generalisable to wider populations

which theorists favours lab experiments?

• positivists - scientific and objective nature

• interpretivists criticise them for lacking depth