AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -LIMITATIONS to Becker et al’s study?-The study cannot be replicated, lowering the reliability of the results.-Sampling bias: pps were all teenage females from Fiji, lowering the generalisability of the results.-Mostly self-reported, increasing chances of bias & lowering the reliability of the results.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the impact of novel prolonged exposure to television on disordered eating attitudes and behaviors among Fijian adolescent girls in two secondary schools.

Detailed explanation-3: -Empirical research is based on observed and measured phenomena and derives knowledge from actual experience rather than from theory or belief.

Detailed explanation-4: -research serves the purpose of determining the basic dimensions of a phenomenon and defining what it is or how often it occurs, but it cannot provide causal information. is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.