Paper 1 - Section B Flashcards
How would you structure this question:
Evaluate the validity of the study.
(6 marks)
Include 2 paragraphs with this structure:
Point -
State a type of validity and whether it is high/low in the study
Explain -
explain why you think this in context of the study given within the paper
Elaboration -
explain how this increases/decreases validity
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The population validity in this study could be considered low due to the sample involved. For example, the study is likely to involve unemployed or retired people travelling on trains during the middle of the day. This means we do not know if the results can be generalised to younger and employed individuals.
The ecological validity could be considered high as a result of the location of the study: As the observers are boarding a regular train to London Waterloo, this environment is natural and perhaps a normal situation for the participants to be in. Therefore, it is likely the results can be generalised as the participant’s behaviour reflects that of a real life scenario.
