What is the method? An experiment conducted in a more natural environment in the field. The IV is still deliberately manipulated by the researcher. Participants are often not aware that thy are participants in an experiment.

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

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What is the method? An experiment conducted in a more natural environment ‘in the field’. The IV is still deliberately manipulated by the researcher. Participants are often not aware that thy are participants in an experiment.

A	True experiment
B	Natural Experiment
C	Field Experiment
D	Correlational Experiment

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Field Experiment Field experiments are done in the everyday (i.e. real life) environment of the participants. The experimenter still manipulates the independent variable, but in a real-life setting (so cannot really control extraneous variables).

Detailed explanation-2: -Experimental research uses a scientific method for conducting research, employing the most methodical research design. Known as the gold standard, it involves performing experiments to reach conclusions and can be conducted based on some of the findings from previous forms of research.

Detailed explanation-3: -Double-blind: An experimental procedure in which neither the experimenter nor the participant is aware of which experimental condition the participant is in.

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THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION