Grave

• Generalisability questions

  • Is the studies sample size representative of the target population?
  • What sampling method was used and does this have an affect on the results
  • Does the study explain the beaviour for a certain population but not for others?
• reliability

  • If this study was to be repeated using the same procedure would the same results be found

  • Were there strict controls over the procedure to ensure that it could be replicated 100% accurately?

  • Think about variables, did anything happen in this study which would not happen again if it was repeated e.g. outside noise
• application questions

  • Is there any point in this study?

  • Does it help us to explain anything in the real world?

  • Is it outated? If so does it explain past behaviour but not

  present?
• validity questions

  • Is the study measuring what it is claiming to?

  • Were there any variables that may have effected results. E.g.

  environment, sample of participants

  • how old is the study is it relevant to behaviour today?

  • Has the study ever been repeated with similar results found?
• ethics questions

  • Informed consent- did the participant know what they were signing up for? Did they give signed consent?

  • Did the study breach any human or animal rights?

  • Was any physical or emotional distress caused to the

  participants?

  • Was the participant allowed anonymity or was their data

  shared?- Did they give permission for this?
• key words grave internal validity

  • External factors: researcher effects (interviews, overt observations), demand characteristics, social desirability, situational factors, type of participant design (repeated measures)

  • Anomalies due to small sample sizes

  • Ways to overcome single blind/double blind hypothesis, covert observations, questionnaire,

  matched pairs design
• internal validity a03

  • AO3: Internal validity is low because external factors, such as___________, is/are not controlled for because ___________, which may make results, on __________ inaccurate as __________ might be affecting the results rather than ________—making the results on __________ less scientific.

  • AO3: Internal validity is high because external factors, such as___________, is/are controlled for by ____________, which make results, on __________ accurate because ____________ , making the results on __________ scientific.
• task validity

  • Mundane realism of the task

  • AO3: The task lacks mundane realism because ___________ reducing task validity.

  AO3: The task has high mundane realism because ___________ reducing task validity
• external validity

  • Mundane realism of the setting

  • AO3: artificial setting of _________ leads to unnatural behaviour of the participants making the

  generalisability of __________low to other settings.
• external validity

  • Characteristics of the sample (not the size, size affects anomalies!!!)

  • AO3: One strength is that the sample is representative because _______________ this means

  that the findings on ___________ can be generalisability a wider target population_________
• reliability

  • Standardisation

  • AO3: One strength is that the procedure is standardised for example, _______________ this means that the research on ___________ can be replicated to test for consistent findings on_________________.
• reliability

  • AO3: One strength is that the study on _________________ has been replicated. For example, __________________. They found _____________________. These results are consistent with _________________ research, therefore suggesting that _______________ research on _____________ is reliable
• Focus on aim procedure results conclusion on study
• exam set up

  A01 - sample of study

  A03 - generalisability main point + slap back

  A01 - procedure

  A03- reliability main point + slap back

  A01- results/conclusions/aims

  A03- application + slap back

  conclusion