RM Reliability and Validity AQA GCSE Psychology

If a researcher says that her findings are reliable she is referring to their ...

• reflexivity

• credibility

• objectivity

• consistency

During a psychology experiment, Ishaan and Anaya noticed that participants may be exposed to demand characteristics. These are problematic as they are a threat to...

• validity

• subjectivity

• reliability

• credibility

If an experimental situation is too artificial, psychologists say that it lacks

• Ecological validity

• Reliability

• Internal validity

Harry and Max are conducting an experiment to test a new teaching method. It is essential that extraneous variables are held constant (controlled). If anything other than the IV changes between the two conditions or groups, it decreases the study's

• reliability

• ecological validity

• internal validity

During an experiment to investigate how culture impacts memory, Rosie and Samuel ensured that all participants had the exact same experience. This helps to avoid...

• increased order effects

• low inter-rater reliability

• low test-retest reliability

• low internal validity

Which of the following is important if researchers hope to determine the reliability of their findings?

• Conducting replication studies
• Use of a stratified sample

• Ignoring conflicting evidence
• Ensuring the study reflects real life

Replication is one of the hallmarks of science and often researchers replicate their own studies, publishing a series of experiments as a set to demonstrate that their findings are all of the following except...

• credible

• valid

• reliable

• trustworthy

When a study is said to be "Valid"....

• It is thought to measure what it was supposed to measure

• it is thought that the same or similar results should be achievable if repeated

• The DV is supposed to have the desired impact on the IV

• it is thought to be ineffective