critical thinking

Question 1

what is the hierarchy of evidence triangle?

Answer 1

where studies based on their strength and precision of their research methods are ranked from weakest to strongest

Question 2

what does it mean to critically appraise something?

Answer 2

• the process of carefully and systematically examining research to judge its trustworthiness, value and relevance in a particular context

Question 3

what are you looking for when critically appirasing a piece of research?

Answer 3

BIAS BABY

Question 4

what is recall bias?

Answer 4

• bias that occurs when participants do not accurately remember a pas event/experience
• common in longitudinal studies/case-controlled/retrospective studies

Question 5

what is the outcome of recall bias?

Answer 5

researchers obtaining inaccurate/unreliable results and therefore reaching a wrong conclusion

Question 6

what is response bias?

Answer 6

• bias that occurs when participants give false answers (lie) when responding to researcher’s questions
• when participants tell researchers what they believe they want to hear
• this is often because of shame/embrassament, i.e., about drug use, alcohol consumption, personal habits, etc.

Question 7

what is CASP?

Answer 7

• a critical appraisal tool
• designed to give structure when appraising research

Question 8

what is the strongest type of research study?

Answer 8

SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Question 9

what is a systematic review?

Answer 9

• considered the most reliable and stringest form of research

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