Sociologists do not often use laboratories for experiments, but
it is important that you do know when and for what they are
used, even if only on occasion in sociology. There are three
different Experimental Methods that sociologists sometimes use
in their research and they are: The Comparative Method What is
our Learning Objective? In Topic 3 we will examine and
understand the different forms of experiment and their strengths
and limitations as ways of investigating the social world. 1)
Lab Experiments: Plants Example Need a set of identical plants &
randomly divide them into two groups— An experimental group A
control group Lab Experiments: Treatment of Groups We treat them
differently by: Experimental group gets varied quantities of
nutrients and we carefully measure and record any changes to
growth and appearance that we observe. Control group get a
constant quantity of nutrients, and we still measure any changes
to growth and appearance we observe. Lab Experiments: Findings &
Conclusions Upon Comparing R