AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Repeating a research study, using different participants to see if findings extended to other people and situations is known as what
A
Random assignment
B
Operational definition
C
Replication
D
Control group
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A replication study involves repeating a study using the same methods but with different subjects and experimenters.

Detailed explanation-2: -Reproducibility is defined as obtaining consistent results using the same data and code as the original study (synonymous with computational reproducibility).

Detailed explanation-3: -Credibility of scientific claims is established with evidence for their replicability using new data. According to common understanding, replication is repeating a study’s procedure and observing whether the prior finding recurs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Replicability is a subtle and nuanced topic, especially when discussed broadly across scientific and engineering research. An attempt by a second researcher to replicate a previous study is an effort to determine whether applying the same methods to the same scientific question produces similar results.

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