SOC 345 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: External Validity, Internal Validity, Dependent And Independent Variables
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Can occur in a natural setting or controlled environment. It is sometimes best to observe people in their natural environment. As one variable goes up, so does the other. Also for when they both go down. As one goes up, the other goes down. Asking participants to describe their behaviors or mental statuses; open-ended. Experiments attempt to control factors that can affect results. That condition that is controlled/altered by the researcher. That condition that is measured by the researcher. The participants who receive the main treatment or manipulation. The group that does not receive the main treatment and can be used for comparison. Without both groups, there is no way to be certain of the relationship between an. Generalization of results to a larger population. The degree cause-and-effect conclusions can be relied upon. Is the instrument measuring what it intends to measure. All participants have an equal chance of being in an experimental or control group.
