Experiments

Experiments

1. Laboratory experiments

   • Positivists
   • Interpretivists

2. Field Experiments

   • Advantages
     • Less artificiality
     • Validity
   • Disadvantages
     • Less control over variables
     • Limited application
     • Ethical problems

3. What are experiments?

   • Laboratory
   • Field

4. Problems with laboratory experiments

   • Artificiality
   • Identifying and controlling variable
   • Ethical issues
   • Ethical issues
   • The Hawthrone effect
   • Limited application