Everyday psychology, research beyond the lab

What is good about a highly controlled environment such as a lab?

Helps rule out other factors that could influence the dependent variable

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Internal validity:

the extent to which a study’s findings unambiguously establish a cause-effect relationship between the independent and dependent variable

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External validity:

the extent to which a study’s findings generalise to other settings and samples

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The experience sampling method:

collect data about a sample of daily experiences, participants report their thoughts and feelings at specific times across the day

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Day reconstruction method:

at the end of the day participants recall their experiences

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Ambulatory physiological monitoring:

objective measures of physiological responses such as heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, etc

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Internal validity:

the extent to which a study’s findings unambiguously establish a cause-effect relationship between the independent and dependent variable

External validity:

The experience sampling method:

Day reconstruction method:

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