PSYC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Replication Crisis, Knowledge Mobilization, Naturalistic Observation

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Benjamin Giguere

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What does objective mean: the measure of a variable that, within a margin of error, is consistent across instruments and observers, variables refers to the object, concept, event or behaviour being measured ( e. g. number of drinks consumed) A measure with high internal consistency the answers should converge on the variable you are trying to measure. What does validity mean: the degree to which an instrument or procedure actually measures what it claims to measure, construct validity: the extent to which the variable in a study truly represent the abstract. Its very challenging to demonstrate concept of interest to the researcher: often assessed n terms of convergent and discriminant validity. How do we know if the results are generalized: generalizability: the degree to which one set of result can be applied to other situations, individuals or events. What are common research biases and hoe to handle them: experimenter bias: the e(cid:454)peri(cid:373)e(cid:374)ter"s e(cid:454)pe(cid:272)tatio(cid:374)s (cid:373)a(cid:455) i(cid:374) ue(cid:374)(cid:272)e the results.