The use of a true experimental research design in empirical
research is usually not applicable when ______. 1. participants
cannot be randomly allocated to groups 2. it is expensive to
transport participants to the laboratories 3. it is difficult to
find willing individuals to participate 4. strict control measures
are put in place throughout the research
Describe the attributes of an experimental research design. Then, decide whether each of the following topics could be studied using an experimental research design and then explain why or why not.
Design an experimental study to investigate the relationship
between social media use and self-esteem?
What is your hypothesis?
What is your independent variable? How will you manipulate the
IV?
What is your dependent variable? How will you measure your
DV?
What type of hypotheses does the experimental method allow you
to test that the correlational method does not? (Note: You can
disregard ethical limitations here! Just design an experimental
study rather than a purely correlational study).
Use This Table to...
For each of the following topics, decide whether that topic could be studied using an experimental research design and explain why or why not Effect of parietal lobe damage on people's ability to do basic arithmetic Effect of being clinically depressed on the number of close friendships people have Effect of group training on the social skills of teenagers with Asperger's syndrome Effect of paying people to take an IQ test on their performance on that test