Practical Issues in the Design and Implementation of Research Flashcards

1
Q

Sherif

A
  • Field experiment so high ecological validity and mundane realism with tasks like baseball.
  • Matched on sporting ability and IQ, reducing PP variables, increasing internal validity.
  • Some boys said they guessed something was going on, could have altered behaviour.
  • High cost of running a summer camp for 2 weeks.
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Baddeley

A
  • Opp sample: all shared similar characteristics so could reduce generalisability.
  • IM reduced demand characteristics as PP couldn’t guess study.
  • Hearing test before to prevent extraneous variables and increase internal validity.
  • Low mundane realism as recalling word list in order is not how memory works in real world.
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Raine

A
  • Matched pairs with control group to remove PP variables.
  • Small sample so results may not be G to wider pop.
  • Brain scans are empirical, increasing validity. Also are replicable.
  • Low ecological V as during the murders the PP would not be in a controlled setting.
  • Cost of doing scans would have been a lot.
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Watson and Rayner

A
  • Small sample.
  • Albert described as ‘stoic and unemotional’ may not be representative of a normal person.
  • Lab setting so extraneous variables controlled.
  • Tested for phobias beforehand so can establish a clear C and E relationship.
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Bandura

A
  • Matched pairs on aggression so individual difference on natural aggression will not impact on the results.
  • Nursery was a natural setting.
  • Large sample of 72.
  • Lab setting with unusual task
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Pavlov

A
  • Standardised procedures.
  • CC is an empirical theory as it measured directly through behaviour.
  • Research on animals may not be directly applicable to humans.
  • Artificial lab setting. Metronome bell low in ecological validity.
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly