Distinguishing Field and Laboratory Research v Field studies occur in the natural environment v Laboratory studies control for many interfering elements in the environment v Distinction is fluid Slide 7.1
Advantages and Limitations of Field and Laboratory Research Power of manipulation + - Realism + - Control usually - + Measurement maybe + Randomization - + Observer bias - + Field Laboratory Slide 7.2
Types of Historical Research v Biographical Studies v Movement Studies v Rhetorical Criticism v Development of Ideas v Case Studies v Bibliographic Research Slide 7.3