Psychology Universal Evaluation Points 1.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? PsychologyEvaluationA2/A-levelAQA Created by: MakwenaCreated on: 27-03-18 13:00 Student Samples Age bias, Lack of generalisation to wider population 1 of 13 Lab Studies (Weaknesses) (Weaknesses) Lack of External and Ecological validity due to artificial settings, Demand characteristic's as participants know they're being observed, 2 of 13 Lab Studies (Strengths) Easy to replicate and check reliability due to high control, More control over the experiment, Limits extraneous variables 3 of 13 Lack of Internal Validity Lack of mundane realism, can be easily argued against as anything suggesting you aren't measuring what you want to can affect results 4 of 13 Gender Bias Are only men or women involved? Was age a factor? 5 of 13 Cultural Bias Is the study based on the values of one country discounting how others may differ? 6 of 13 Correlational Research Just because two things are linked doesn't mean that one causes the other as there may be more variables involved 7 of 13 Case Studies (Weakness) Can't generalise findings based on one study.May be down to individual differences, personality variables, upbringing, culture etc. 8 of 13 Case Studies (Strength) Provide lots of information, Allow you to study something that may normally be difficult or unable to recreate in a lab 9 of 13 Longitudinal Studies (Strength) Allows for insight to how variables can affect people over time 10 of 13 Longitudinal Studies (Weakness) Outside influences may factor in (Extraneous Variables) 11 of 13 Animal Studies (Weakness) Can't generalise findings to humans due to differences in anatomy, Harm caused to the animals will raise ethical issues. 12 of 13 Animal Studies (Strength) Allow you to draw theories and conduct research which would be unethical to conduct on humans 13 of 13
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