Research design and ethics

Question 1

What is validity?

Answer 1

will the study measure what it is intended to?

Question 2

What is internal validity?

Answer 2

provide a test of a theory, researchers must have confidence that a change in the IV caused a change in the DV

Question 3

What is external validity?

Answer 3

researchers want confidence that the results of research can be generalised to other types of participants, other times or other settings

Question 4

How do quantitative psychologists avoid bias?

Answer 4

• seeking construct validity
  -seeking internal validity
  -seeking external validity

Question 5

When quantitative psychologists avoid bias by seeking construct validity, how do they do this?

Answer 5

thinking about meanings of measures using multiple measures

Question 6

When quantitative psychologists avoid bias by seeking internal validity, how do they do this?

Answer 6

worrying about alternative possible causes

Question 7

When quantitative psychologists avoid bias by seeking external validity, how do they do this?

Answer 7

testing limits of generalisation of an observation

Question 8

What do qualitative researchers think of subjectivity and bias?

Answer 8

accept subjectivity and acknowledge what they bring to research eg past experiences and address subjectivity by seeking conformability

Question 9

What is the social psychological research ethics code?

Answer 9

British psychological societies code of ethics

Question 10

What are the four ethical principles of BPS?

Answer 10

• respect
  -competence
  -responsibility
  -integrity

Question 11

What are some basic ethical principles?

Answer 11

• informed consent
• confidentiality
• anonymity
• safety from harm
• debrief