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CHAPTER 8, EXPERIMENTS
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Chapter Outline
Topics Appropriate to Experiments The Classical Experiment Selecting Subjects Variations on Experimental Design An Illustration of Experimentation Web-Based Experiments “Natural” Experiments Strengths and Weaknesses of the Experimental
Method Ethics and Experiments Quick Quiz
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Experiments involve: Taking action Observing consequences of that action
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Topics Appropriate to Experiments Well-suited for projects involving limited
and well-defined concepts and propositions. Hypothesis testing Better suited for explanatory than
descriptive Small group interaction
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The Classical Experiment
Major Components1. Independent and Dependent Variables2. Pre-testing and Post-testing3. Experimental and Control Groups
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Independent and Dependent Variables Independent – Takes the form of a stimulus
(present or absent), cause
Dependent - Effect
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Pre-testing – The measurement of a dependent variable along subjects.
Post-testing – The measurement of a dependent variable among subjects after they have been exposed to an independent variable.
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Experimental Group – A group of subjects to whom an experimental stimulus is administered.
Control Group – A group of subjects to whom no experimental stimulus is administered and who should resemble the experimental group in all other respects.
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Figure 8.1
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Hawthorne Effect
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The Double-Blind Experiment – An experimental design in which neither the subjects nor the experimenters know which is the experimental and which is the control group.
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Selecting Subjects
Role of college students
Generalizability?
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Probability Sampling
Randomization – A technique for assigning experimental subjects to experimental and control groups.
Matching – The procedure whereby pairs of subjects are matched on the basis of their similarities on one or more variables, and one member of the pair is assigned to the experimental group and the other to the control group.
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Figure 8.2
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Variations on Experimental Design Pre-experimental Research Designs
One-shot case study – A single group of subjects is measured on a dependent variable following an experimental stimulus.
One-group pre-test post-test design – A pre-test is added for the experimental group but lacks a control group.
Static-group comparison – Includes experimental and control groups, but no pre-test.
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Figure 8.3
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Validity Issues in Experimental Research Internal Validity – The possibility that the
conclusions drawn from experimental results may not accurately reflect what went on in the experiment itself. Sources: history, maturation, testing,
instrumentation, statistical regression, selection bias, experimental mortality, causal time order, diffusion or imitation of treatments, compensation, compensatory rivalry, demoralization
External Validity – The possibility that conclusions drawn from experimental results may not be generalizable to the “real” world
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Figure 8.4
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Figure 8.5
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An Illustration of Experimentation Field Experiments
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Web-Based Experiments
Representative samples are not essential…therefore, volunteers may be used.
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“Natural” Experiments
Experiments that occur outside controlled settings.
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Strengths and Weaknesses of the Experimental Method Strengths of Experimental Method
Isolation of experimental variable’s impact over time.
Replication
Weaknesses of Experimental Method Artificiality of laboratory settings
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Quick Quiz
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1. In the simplest experimental design, subjects are measured in terms of a/n _____ variable exposed to a/n _____ variable.A. pre-test; post-testB. post-test, pre-testC. independent; dependentD. dependent; independent
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Answer: D.In the simplest experimental design, subjects are measured in terms of a dependent variable exposed to an independent variable.
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2. _____ groups are groups of subjects to whom an experimental stimulus is administered.A. ControlB. ExperimentalC. PurposiveD. Pre-test
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Answer: B.Experimental groups are groups of
subjects to whom an experimental stimulus is administered.
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3. _____ is a technique for assigning experimental subjects to experimental and control groups randomly.A. Nonprobability analysesB. MatchingC. RandomizationD. Controlling
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Answer: C.Randomization is a technique for assigning
experimental subjects to experimental and control groups randomly.
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4. Experiments are especially well-suited for research projects involving:A. limited conceptsB. well-defined conceptsC. hypothesis testingD. all of the above choices
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Answer: D.Experiments are especially well-suited for
research projects involving limited concepts, well-defined concepts, and hypothesis testing.
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5. _____ refers to the possibility that the conclusion drawn from experimental results may not accurately reflect what has gone on in the experiment itself.A. ExclusionB. Internal validityC. External validityD. Representativeness
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Answer: B.Internal validity refers to the possibility
that the conclusion drawn from experimental results may not accurately reflect what has gone on in the experiment itself.
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6. Which of the following is the chief advantage of a controlled experiment?A. They require little time.B. They require little money.C. They are artificial.D. The experimental variable is isolated.
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Answer: D.The isolation of the experimental variable
is the chief advantage of a controlled experiment.