Friday, February 5, 2010

Describe a situation in which it would not be possible to conduct a true Experiment. ?

Keep in mind that every true experiment must have an independent variable, a dependent variable and random assignment to control and experimental groups. What research method would you use instead? Describe a situation in which it would not be possible to conduct a true Experiment. ?
If the subjects knew which drug was the placebo, then a medical experiment would be ruined. A useful tactic for experimentation in the social context is a masked-experiment. You tell them an experiment is going to be run using their participation, but don't tell them exactly what it is (e.g. actors are false subjects). Like this:

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