usefulness

Question 1

What is considered useful within psychology?

Answer 1

research that adds to our knowledge and can be applied to real world situations

Question 2

What makes research useful?

Answer 2

• practical applications
• causality / internal validity
• provokes further research
• generalisability (population validity)
• expands academic understanding
• data
• longitudinal research (changes over time)

Question 3

What makes research less useful?

Answer 3

• lack ecological validity
• culture, age, gender, researcher BIAS
• data
• snapshot research (cannot see changes over time)

Question 4

What are useful practical applications?

Answer 4

• memory
• mental health
• phobias
• obedience
• brain functioning