evaluating psychological research

Question 1

ecological validity

Answer 1

where the study represents a real life situation

Question 2

population validity

Answer 2

where the sample is generalisable. you can take ideas and apply it to someone outside of the study

Question 3

construct validity

Answer 3

where the test has been shown to measure what it is supposed to be testing

Question 4

external validity

Answer 4

• population validity
• ecological validity

Question 5

internal validity

Answer 5

construct validity

Question 6

internal reliability

Answer 6

the research is kept the same, STANDARDISED for all participants.
it is replicable and can be repeated by another researcher to see if it gets the same results

Question 7

external reliability

Answer 7

the study has enough participants to establish a consistent effect. if there are too little, then anomalies or flukes can skew the data

Question 8

inter-rater reliability

Answer 8

when there are multiple observers who watch the same participants and reach to an agreement

Question 9

ethnocentrism

Answer 9

the extent to which the study is focused on only ONE culture.