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Laboratory Experiment
Cards in this deck (11)
- 1Independent VariableFactor being changed.
- 2Dependant VariableFactor being measured
- 3Experimental groupThe subject in the group
- 4Control groupComparison group
- 5Key study: Milgram experimentShocking learners as a form of punishment
- 6Practical strengthsQuick
Cheap- only lab needed - 7Ethical strengthsConsent is given if the ppt attends
- 8Theoretical strengthsInterpretivists
Reliability
Representative
Objectivity - no opportunity for researchers to influence their views in their study. - 9Practical weaknessesCan't use open systems
- 10Ethical weaknessPPTs are lied to, informed consent
Harm- cause distress - 11Theoretical weaknessInterpretivists wont like this method- no verstehen
Lack of ecological validity- fake setting
Hawthorne effect- ppts many change their behaviour in a false environment
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- AS - Level Sociology Flashcards on Laboratory Experiment , created by Tayyaba Kosar on 23/01/2016.
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- Tayyaba Kosar · Jan 2016
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