Quasi Experiments

Unchangeable natural factor

An experiment where the IV is an unchangeable factor which is naturally occurring like age, sex or race

Altered behaviour

Can still be done in a lab environment which can make people alter their behaviour and therefore sway the results

Locus of control

IV is internal or external locus of control depending on the individual

Behaviour of different groups of people

This type of experiment helps us to understand behaviour changes throughout life and between different groups of people which can give insights into society

Awareness

Participants are aware that they are being experimented on which means that this may alter their behaviour and sway results

Artificial tasks

The DV may be an artificial task which will take away from the realism of the experiment and therefore create a level of inaccuracy in the results

Quasi experiments are experiments with naturally occurring IVs like age or race that cannot be manipulated however the results can be biased or inaccurate due to the artificial environment and tasks