INTRODUCTION

• OUTLINE?

  summarise, using key features and terminology
• EVALUATE?

  decide value, using strengths, weaknesses and comparisons
• THEORY?

  explanation of behaviour, based on observations supported with scientific evidence
• STUDY?

  investigation to provide evidence to support a theory using research methods
• EXAMPLES OF RESEARCH METHODS?

  experiments, observations, self-reports
• WHAT ARE GENERALISABLE RESULTS?

  results with a sample representative enough of target population to be generalised to all individuals
• WHAT ARE RELIABLE RESULTS?

  results where the methodology was controlled enough that if the investigation was repeated, results would be consistent
• WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR RESULTS TO BE PRACTICALLY APPLICABLE?

  • help understand more
  • provide with information
  • help develop theories
• WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF VALID RESULTS?

  internal and external validity
• WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF EXTERNAL VALIDITY?

  ecological and temporal validity
• WHAT IS INTERNAL VALIDITY?

  if the tools used inside the investigation measure what they intend to measure
• WHAT IS EXTERNAL VALIDITY?

  if the results of the investigation represent situations outside the experimental setting
• WHAT IS ECOLOGICAL VALIDITY?

  if the results can be applied to everyday situations (mundane realism)
• IF AN EXPERIMENT IS NOT ECOLOGICALLY VALID WHAT DOES IT LACK?

  mundane realism
• WHAT IS TEMPORAL VALIDITY?

  if results can be applied to other time periods
• WHAT IS ETHICAL RESEARCH?

  • Confidentiality
  • Right to withdraw
  • Informed consent
  • Socially sensitive research
  • Protection from harm
• ABBREVIATION FROM ETHICAL RESEARCH?

  CRISP
• ABBREVIATION FOR EVALUATING A STUDY?

  GRAVE
• MAIN POINTS FOR EVALUATING A STUDY?

  • Generalisable
  • Reliable
  • practical Application
  • Valid
  • Ethical