PSYB01H3 Final: Chapter 4 82-85 Exam material
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Pros: you can control the variables, and reduce other variable effects. Other options: field experiment : - the independent variable manipulated in a natural setting, although you can still attempt to control extraneous variables. Usually occurring in public settings for example mall or nursing home. Pros: you view the iv in a natural setting therefore high genralizability. Also there are many things you can only see through natural setting ie) child rearing techniques. Ex po facto design: groups in research formed on the biases of some difference. Some research designs are use to predict future behaviour. Multiple methods can provide a complete understanding and show strength of functional relationship. Validity: refers to the accurate representation of information.
