key terms

participant bias

bias, quan/ qual

• when participants influence the study through personal views they hold.

inferential transferability

gen, qual

• can it be applied to other settings outside the research (eco validity)

representational transferability

gen, qual

• can it be applied to people outside the target population (if other studies support, RT is established).

triangulation

cred, quan/ qual

• method, researcher, theoretical (multiple different types).

validity

cred, quan/ qual

• can it be generalised beyond : ecological (setting), population (sample), external (context), internal (factors).

reflectivity

cred, quan/ qual

• continually reflecting on epistemological (methods) and personal (self values).

social desirability bias

bias, quan/ qual

• giving answers that are desirable but not what you believe.

theoretical transferability

gen, qual

• can concepts from the study develop wider psychological theories (e.g. memory and alzheimer’s).

sampling bias

bias, quan/ qual

• when the sample isn’t representative of the target population.

construct validity

gen, quan

• does it measure what it claims to measure.

ecological validity

gen, quan

• whether controlled research reflects the real life setting (mundane realism).

researcher bias

bias, quan/ qual

• when the researcher influences the study through the personal views they hold.

ethical considerations (when applying)

reporting :

• objectivity (unbiased and value free), reflexivity (continually reflecting on the process of the research), anonymity (must be maintained).

applying :

• debriefing, right to withdraw, approval from the ethics review board.

statistical generalisation

gen, quan

• whether the sample is representative of the target population.

ethical considerations (in the study)

consent, anonymity, right to withdraw, deception, undue stress/ harm, (de)briefing