Experiments (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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Perspective associated with experiments
Perspective associated with experiments
Positivist sociology
Observer paradox
Observer paradox
Studying behavior changes that behavior
Independent variable
Independent variable
Factor manipulated by researchers; presumed cause
Dependent variable
Dependent variable
Outcome measured; presumed effect
Advocate of deductive approach (1959)
Advocate of deductive approach (1959)
Karl Popper
Alternative name: field experiments
Alternative name: field experiments
Natural experiments
Bandura's 1965 study focus
Bandura's 1965 study focus
Media violence effects on children
Variable in Sissons' 1970 experiment
Variable in Sissons' 1970 experiment
Social class
Comparative research
Comparative research
Systematically examining differences between social groups
Experiments: reliability advantage
Experiments: reliability advantage
Can be repeated under identical conditions
Experimenter effect
Experimenter effect
Participants alter behavior when aware they're studied
Hawthorne effect (Mayo 1925)
Hawthorne effect (Mayo 1925)
Observation itself influences behavior
Interpretivist critique of experiments
Interpretivist critique of experiments
Humans conscious, alter behavior when observed
Field experiments setting
Field experiments setting
Natural social environments