Psychology Research Methods (Validity/Reliability and Experimental Design)

Question 1

Validity

Answer 1

Accuracy

Question 2

Reliability

Answer 2

Precision

Question 3

Cronbach’s Alpha

Answer 3

Statistical Correlation

Question 4

Experimental Designs

Answer 4

Controlled and experimental independent variables affecting dependent variable

Question 5

Confounding Variables

Answer 5

Random Situations

Question 6

Procedual Variables

Answer 6

More differences between controlled and experimental variables

Question 7

Operational Variable

Answer 7

Manipulation irrelevant variables

Question 8

Individual Difference

Answer 8

Individual differentiation, recommended to equal out characteristics in both controlled and experimental variables

Question 9

Repeated Measure Design

Answer 9

Same group of participants being tested multiple times

Question 10

Generalisation

Answer 10

results from a experimental group and trying to connect with larger groups

Question 11

Representative Sample

Answer 11

Extracted group of participants from larger groups

Question 12

External Validity

Answer 12

How accurate the results are outside of the experimental group

Question 13

Random Selection

Answer 13

Randomly picking participants for the experiment

Question 14

Quasi-Random

Answer 14

Random picking participants which their own characteristics don’t affect the results

Question 15

Convergent Validity

Answer 15

Positive/negative data correlations

Question 16

Discriminant Validity

Answer 16

Negative correlation, accuracy decreased

Question 17

Content Validity

Answer 17

How relevant the results are to the main construct

Question 18

Predictive Validity

Answer 18

Predicting dependent and independent variables interchangeably (IV affecting DV and DV affecting IV)