Lecture 16

Question 1

Findings of research must be…?

Answer 1

1. Reliable = same results when repeating the measurement

2. Valid = study measures what it’s meant to

Question 2

What is inter-rater?

Answer 2

To ensure reliability in qualitative research, need 2 people to rate the data. This is because qualitative methods use subjective ratings

Question 3

What does the acronym WEIRD represent and refer to?

Answer 3

Western Educated Industrialised Rich Democratic
-These types of participants are the majority in psyc research and therefore the research only represents this population

Question 4

What % of psyc study’s pass the replication test and why is this?

Answer 4

• Under 40%

- Different results can be due to context

Question 5

Where is the focus of results on in qualitative vs quantitate research?

Answer 5

Focusses more on outliers/extreme values

Question 6

Significance depends on many factors, including…

Answer 6

• Sample size

- Effect size (correlation can indicate and effect but how practical is this?)