Participants sit in front of a computer in an empty room and click a button when they see a particular color show up on the screen. Researchers collect data across hundreds of participants, recording the time it takes to react to various colors presented on the screen.
a)quasi-experiment
b)questionaire
c)laboratory
d)ethnography
Answer - c. Laboratory experiment - Lab experiments are used to find cause and effect relationship between two or more variables. Data is collected from hundreds of participants, their reaction time is noted and a logical conclusion based on the experiment is drawn.
Other options are defined below -
Quasi experiment - It is a research method in which random assignment of participants is not possible. They cannot control this aspect of the experiment. Other than that, its the same as any experiment.
Questionnaire is a research method which consists of a series of standardised questions and can be distributed to a particular section of the population to gather information from the participants and use it to make generalisations on the population.
Ethnography - It is the study of people in their cultural settings.
Participants sit in front of a computer in an empty room and click a button when they see a particular color show up on the screen. Researchers collect data across hundreds of participants, recording...