PSYCH 2C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Quasi, When Prophecy Fails, Research Question
13 Sep 2018
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May use cover stories, confederates (actors) so subjects behave and react normally o. Randomly assign subjects to levels of the iv = condition under which brainstorming occurred". Hypothesis that group-based brainstorming was less effective than alone. Number and quality of non-redundant ideas produced during session, careful operationalization statistically significant. Performance for those who worked alone was significantly higher, those interrupted in a group was not significantly significant. Difference in performance for those who worked in a group compared to: quasi experiments. No random assignment on one or more variables (gender, race) Quasi ehperiments can be done in the lab or field (quasi-field: field experiments. Lowers ehperimental control because you have an uncontrolled bystanders in the real world. Raises generalizability because you have a random selection of. Likely noticed that it was difficult to use the bathroom when someone was close, could be due to arousal (fight or flight response) Dv: latency to and characteristics of micturition (urinating)
