AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Repetition of the methods used in a previous experiment to see whether the same methods will yield the same results.
A
validity
B
research
C
replication
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Getting the same result when an experiment is repeated is called replication. If research results can be replicated, it means they are more likely to be correct. Repeated replication of investigations may turn a hypothesis into a theory.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -In engineering, science, and statistics, replication is the repetition of an experimental condition so that the variability associated with the phenomenon can be estimated.

Detailed explanation-4: -A replication study attempts to validate the findings of a prior piece of research. By doing so, that prior research is confirmed as being both accurate and broadly applicable, since the replication study typically changes one or more variables of the original study, such as sample population, industry sector, etc.

Detailed explanation-5: -What is the difference between replication and repetition? Both are repeated runs of your combination of factors and levels. Repetition does the duplicate runs consecutively while replication does multiple runs but during identical but different experimental runs.

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