Mnemonics for Evaluation Flashcards
Mnemonic for evaluation studies is…
G.R.A.V.E
Mnemonic for evaluating theories is…
T.R.I.C.E.P.S
What does the G stand for in G.R.A.V.E?
Generalisability
Can the results be generalised?
Was the sample representative?
What does the R stand for in G.R.A.V.E?
Reliability
Can this study be repeated?
Would we get the same results?
How good are the controls?
What does the A stand for in G.R.A.V.E?
Application
Do the findings suggest any applications to real life?
Is it relevant to any real life scenarios?
What does the V stand for in G.R.A.V.E?
Validity
Is the study measuring what it is supposed to?
Are the tasks natural?
Is the environment natural?
What does the E stand for in G.R.A.V.E?
Ethics
Has the study breached ethical guidelines?
Were participants lied to, at risk, privacy breached or violated?
What does the T stand for in T.R.I.C.E.P.S?
Thinking
Does the theory ignore the thinking process?
Bad because we don’t all act the same way
What does the R stand for in T.R.I.C.E.P.S?
Reductionism
Does the theory simplify human behaviour?
Does it ignore a lot of factors and focus on specifics?
What does the I stand for in T.R.I.C.E.P.S?
Individual differences
Does the theory ignore individual differences?
Assume everyone is the same
What does the C stand for in T.R.I.C.E.P.S?
Culture
Does the theory only apply to one culture?
Theory is ethnocentric (biased to one culture)
What does the E stand for in T.R.I.C.E.P.S?
Environment
Does the theory include the environment?
Yes - good
No - reductionist
What does the P stand for in T.R.I.C.E.P.S?
Personality
Does the theory comment on personality?
Yes - good
No - reductionist
What does the S stand for in T.R.I.C.E.P.S?
Scientific
Does the theory use lab experiments or biological ideas to make itself scientific?
Yes - objective (not influenced)
Case study - not scientific
