Experiment Types

Which one is NOT a type of experiment?

• Field experiment

• Laboratory experiment

• Natural experiment

• Unnatural experiment

Which two types of experiments are conducted in a natural setting (eg. a mall, BTS station, school, cinema)?

• Laboratory experiment

• Field experiment

• Natural experiment

Which two types of experiments allow researchers to control the variables (eg. using actors to create a situation, giving instructions to participants)?

• Laboratory experiment

• Field experiment

• Natural experiment

Which type of experiment is most likely to have proper informed consent and be more ethical?

• Laboratory experiment

• Field experiment

• Natural experiment

In which type of experiment do the experimenters have no control over the situation or variables?

• Laboratory experiment

• Field experiment

• Natural experiment

Choose the type of experiment that has the highest reliability.

• Laboratory experiment

• Field experiment

• Natural experiment

Which type of experiment is conducted in a controlled location where researchers could affect the environment?

• Laboratory experiment

• Field experiment

• Natural experiment

Choose the type of experiment that has the highest ecological validity.

• Laboratory experiment

• Field experiment

• Natural experiment

The researchers went to a school and compared student's grades in a class where the teacher used technology and one that did not to see if there was a difference.

• Laboratory experiment

• Field experiment

• Natural experiment

The researchers got two students to be confederates (actors) and act out a fight in the middle of the school canteen. They quietly watched form a corner to see count how many people went to help.

• Laboratory experiment

• Field experiment

• Natural experiment