PSYC14H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Dependent And Independent Variables, Statistical Hypothesis Testing
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Any type of research has a concern with the reliability and validity of measurement. Validity: whether or not a scale, test or measure accurately measures what it is supposed to measure. Reliability: whether or not a scale, test, or measure consistently measures what it is supposed to measure. These two concerns are not just unique to cultural research, they are important in any kind of research. Indigenous cultural studies: studies that are characterized by rich cultural descriptions of complex theoretical models of culture that predict and explain cultural differences. Cross cultural comparisons: studies that compare cultures on some psychological variable of interest. These studies serve are: the backbone for cross cultural research the most prevalent type of cross cultural study. Types of cross-cultural comparisons: there are 4 dimensions of cross cultural comparisions: exploratory vs. hypothesis testing. Exploratory studies: designed to examine the existence of cross cultural similarities or differences.
