Psychology GCSE
Real-world versus naturally occurring settings
What Real-world versus naturally occurring settings means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Real-world versus naturally occurring settings
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In a field experiment the setting is realistic, whereas in a natural experiment the change in the independent variable happens naturally without the researcher's control.
Topics that use Real-world versus naturally occurring settings
- Research methods (AQA GCSE)
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- Allocation of participants to conditions
- Alternative hypothesis
- Bias
- Bias in participant selection
- BPS ethical guidelines for research
- Confidentiality and privacy
- Control of participant variables
- Control of variables
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