What are the advantages of research based on field experiments?
1.A strong external validity
2.Subjects behave normally and naturally
3.The experiment takes place in a natural setting
4.Generation of primary data
5.Non-requirement of elaborate logistics
A1, 2 & 3 only
B2, 3 & 4 only ✓ Correct
C3, 4 & 5 only
D1, 3 & 5 only
Correct answer: (B) 2, 3 & 4 only
Explanation
Advantages of field experiments are that subjects behave normally and naturally, the experiment takes place in a natural setting and it generates primary data.
Natural surroundings keep participants acting as they usually would.
The real world context lends the findings ecological realism.
First hand primary data come directly from the field.
Non requirement of elaborate logistics is false, since field studies often demand extensive arrangement.
Field experiments trade some experimental control for this greater realism.
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