PSY 244 Study Guide - Field Experiment
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Research methods and design for the scientific study of human development: the following are methods for studying development. Define them and describe their relative advantages and disadvantages. experimental (including field experiment) deliberate, controlled manipulation of variables. Pros = somewhat simple, easy to do, good control over variables cons = always different from real-world scenarios, cannot be used as general conclusion observational simple observation, allows children to move unaffected in natural environment. However, observation cannot be constant and observational methods can vary from person to person correlational comparing one change to another (as in, # of times a child watches. Sesame street per week in relation to their test scores). Natural experiments ( experiments in nature ) performing experiments in natural setting, as if they were to occur randomly. Good = not overly controlled, less affect of. Forced results , more able to generalize bad = less control on variables.
