Lab Experiments – Theory and Methods

Lesson objectiveTo explore lab experiments
Lesson outcomes• Assess when and how to use them
• Analyse their usefulness
• Explain what lab experiments are

For your introduction, you need to always mention:

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What, who, why

What

A Lab experiment is a test performed in a controlled setting with the aim of measuring two variables.

​Who and Why.

Positivists tend to use lab experiments because of high reliability.

Evaluation

BANDURA (1961) measured how violent children could be through imitation. Although his findings were widely well accepted, an ethical issue arose about whether children could give informed consent.

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