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field experiments
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- 1what is a field experiment?a study in a natural setting, ps point often know they are being studied, all variables are not controlled
- 2what was Rosenthal and Jacobson's study on expectations and labelling?- told teachers one group were high flyers and the were less able
- teachers interacted with children according to these labels
-the high flyers achieved better - 3what was brown and gay's study?-racial discrimination
-white and black actor job interview
- same application but white actor more likely to get the job - 4what was the 'paddington train station' experiment?- social class
-asked for directions
-more people stopped for 'businessman' - 5why do interpretivists like field exps?- no hawthorne effect
-natural setting
-validity
-cheaper and quicker
-removes volunteer bias - 6why positivists reject field exps?- extraneous variables
-less control
-less reliable
-qualitative data- difficult to quantify
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- AS - Level Sociology (research methods) FlashCards sobre field experiments, criado por Truely Costen em 03-03-2016.
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