Experiments

The 3 features of a lab experiment: manipulation of an ________ variable
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The 3 features of a lab experiment: manipulation of an ________ variable
independent
The 3 features of a lab experiment: random assignment of participants to _________
conditions
The 3 features of a lab experiment: experimental _______ of other factors
control
The 3 features of a lab experiment: the ________ group receives a treatment of interest
experimental
The 3 features of a lab experiment: the _________ group receives a contrasting statement to the other group
comparisonn
The 3 features of a lab experiment: random assignment to conditions equalizes the average _________ of the two groups
characteristics
The 3 features of a lab experiment: random _______ is not the same as random sampling from a population
assignment
Advantages: experiments provide the best evidence of _______ ________ (cause and effect)
internal validity
Advantages: true experiments are the only research method that can eliminate _________ causes
spurious
Advantages: the only difference between groups is exposure to ________
treatment
Advantages: responsible social researchers never say they have conclusively found a ______-_______ relationship if they used a method other than experimentscasue-effectDrawbacks: ideal for demonstrating causality, but have poor _________ to the population (external validity)generalizabilityDrawbacks: the lab setting is _________- would subjects act the same way in a natural environment?artificialDrawbacks: experiments can try to solve the problem of external validity with ________, like varied lab conditions or subjects with different characteristicsalterationsA real-world setting, like in _________ experiments, garners higher external validityfieldAlthough field experiments allow for better generalizability, their ________ validity is lower- outside events can influence resultsinternal_________ experiments involve treatments in the form of variations in the questions on a surveysurveySurvey experiment results are representative if the sample was selected using _________ samplingprobabilityA _________ experiment occurs when researchers take advantage of differing or changing conditions in the real worldnaturalMany sociological questions are not amenable to experimental research because it is impossible to randomly assign people to certain _________, and unethical!conditionsIn this design, different subjects get different treatmentsbetween-subjectsIn this design, each subject is exposed to all conditionswithin-subjectsExperiments are only successful if the ________ worksmanipulationIf subjects are impacted by the manipulation, then it is ________salientManipulation is successful if subjects did not figure out the true purpose of the experiment- researchers can inquire about this in a _________ _________manipulation checkMany experiments could not succeed without _______, but it is not taken lightly and ASA guidelines must be followeddeceptionTo keep participants engaged without revealing the study's true purpose, researchers often create a _______ _______, a false reason for participationcover story