13 generalizability

generalizability to other settings/contexts

one experimental setting may not generalize to other settings, bio/psychosocial effects

* solution: standardize interaction between experimenters and participants

high ecological validity

studies that resemble the real world

mundane realism

when the situation resembles something that one would experience in everyday life

experimental realism

when the setting induces a realistc/impactful experience, even in an artificial settings

college sophomore problem

issue of non-probability sample, convenience sampling, WEIRD

* pros: easy to get participants, uni students are diverse
* cons: uni students more likely to be affluent, restricted age range
* solution: collect samples outside of college, statistically analyze whether their responses are different

gender differences

different genders may interpret variables differently, or respond differently

* solution: include different genders as person variables to analyze responses, look for interactions!

direct replication

replicate the procedures of a study as closely as possible to see if same results can be obtained

* researchers can do direct replications of their own work, or other researchers can do them

conceptual replication

using different procedures to replicate a research finding

* IV is manipulated in a different way or DV is measured in a different way