RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION
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to let the General make decisions about the results
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to reinforce stereotypes
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to create a trope
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to apply findings based on a sample to a larger group
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Detailed explanation-1: -Generalizability is the degree to which you can apply the results of your study to a broader context. Research results are considered generalizable when the findings can be applied to most contexts, most people, most of the time.
Detailed explanation-2: -Researchers who hope to generalize their results to a larger population should ensure that their test group is relatively large and randomly chosen. However, researchers should consider the fact that test populations of over 10, 000 subjects do not significantly increase generalizability (Firestone, 1993).
Detailed explanation-3: -Generalization is the extension of sample-based research results to the whole population; also it implies that such study’s findings may be applied to another similar predicament. It is important because as in above mentioned example the researcher uses individuals as a sample from the whole population.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sampling and Generalization Probability sampling procedures are considered effective to increase generalization of a study. Using a sample of participants who are representative of the population is key for making generalization from sample to population.
Detailed explanation-5: -The generalizability of a study’s results depends on the researcher’s ability to separate the “relevant” from the “irrelevant” facts of the study, and then carry forward a judgment about the relevant facts, 2 which would be easy if we always knew what might eventually turn out to be relevant.