field experiment
What field experiment means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
Definitions of field experiment
Exam boards and our study guides word this term in slightly different ways. Learn the version your board uses.
Check what you remember
Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain field experiment in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.
Reference: OCR
The study ran in a working plant with a comparison group of non-rotating workers, and outcome measures included productivity and turnover as well as reported sleep.
The researcher still manipulates the variable, but in the participants' natural environment, raising realism and reducing control.
Topics that use field experiment
- Research methods (AQA A-Level)
- Section B: Option 3 Environmental psychology (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- attitude behaviour gap
- biological responses
- Closed questions
- co-variables
- Coding
- cognitive overload
- conservation behaviour
- content analysis
Using field experiment in the exam
Check the command word and mark scheme for your exact question. After comparing your explanation with the reference, use the term in an answer on the linked topic. This practice does not predict an exam mark.
Practise Psychology questions
Create a free account to answer exam-style questions on this topic and get feedback on your answers.
A week of Premium from your first lesson · Then the free plan continues · No card, no charge