AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE NEED FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Know Terms:Psychologists use carefully standardised procedures that can be repeated by others
A
Nomothetic
B
Objective
C
Replicable
D
Ideographic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Replicability is an important feature of science. It means that a study should produce the same results if repeated exactly, either by the same researcher or by another.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is very important that research can be replicated, because it means that other researchers can test the findings of the research. Replicability keeps researchers honest and can give readers confidence in research.

Detailed explanation-3: -Replication is vital to psychology because studying human behavior is messy. There are numerous extraneous variables that can result in bias if researchers are not vigilant. Replication helps verify that the presence of a behavior at one point in time is not due to chance.

Detailed explanation-4: -Repeated measures design is an experimental design where the same participants take part in each condition of the experiment. This means that each condition of the experiment uses the same group of participants.

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