Paper 1 · Research Aptitude
A field experiment is one that takes place in
AThe real world ✓ Correct
BThe laboratory
CNeither the real world nor any setting
DA purely imaginary setting
Correct answer: (A) The real world — A field experiment takes place in the real world, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★A field experiment takes place in the real world, so that is the answer.
★A field experiment applies experimental control but within a natural, real-life setting.
★So it is carried out in the real world where the behaviour actually occurs, not in an artificial room.
★A laboratory experiment, by contrast, is conducted in a controlled laboratory setting.
★It is certainly not conducted in no setting at all, since it needs a real field.
★It is not imaginary, so a field experiment takes place in the real world.
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