AICE Psych - Case Study Strengths/Weaknesses

Perry (personal space) Strengths/Weaknesses

• High internal validity and solid controls

• High ecological validity due to real-world settings

• High demand characteristics due to participant awareness

• High mundane realism in computer simulations

Hassett (monkey toy preference) Strengths/Weaknesses

• Strengths: reliability, standardisation, validity (internal), observations.

• Weaknesses: validity (external), sample, ethics.

• Strengths: creativity, flexibility, validity (external), observations.

• Weaknesses: reliability, standardisation, ethics.

Dement & Kleitman (dreams & sleep) Strengths/Weaknesses

• Strengths: internal validity, reliability, quantitative data.

• Weaknesses: external validity, ethics, quantitative data.

• Strengths: external validity, ethics, qualitative data.

• Weaknesses: internal validity, reliability, qualitative data.

Saavedra & Silverman (button phobia) Strengths/Weaknesses

• Strengths: reliability, standardisation, quantitative data, follow-up

• Weaknesses: validity (external), sample, ethics

• Strengths: qualitative data, personal interviews, case studies

• Weaknesses: high cost, limited sample size, lack of follow-up

Bandura (aggression) Strengths/Weaknesses

• Reliability (standardisation) and quantitative data

• High ecological validity and ethical considerations

• Large sample size and generalisability

• Children showing high demand characteristics

Holzel (mindfulness & brain scans) - What are the strengths and weaknesses?

• Strengths: reliability, standardisation, validity (internal), use of brain scans. Weaknesses: use of questionnaires, validity (external), sample, ethics.

• Strengths: high sample size, diverse demographics, external validity. Weaknesses: lack of control, subjective measures, limited generalizability.

• Strengths: qualitative data, in-depth analysis, participant feedback. Weaknesses: time-consuming, researcher bias, small sample size.

• Strengths: innovative methods, real-world applications, ethical considerations. Weaknesses: limited funding, researcher experience, participant dropout.

Baron-Cohen (eyes test) Strengths/Weaknesses

• Strengths: reliability, standardisation, validity (internal), quantitative data, ethics.

• Weaknesses: validity (external), sample, lack of random allocation

• Strengths: qualitative data, random allocation, external validity, ethics.

• Weaknesses: high cost, small sample size, lack of standardisation.

Piliavin (personal space) Strengths/Weaknesses

• Strengths: Qualitative data, quantitative data, reliability, validity (ecological)

• Weaknesses: Ethics, field experiments, validity, generalisations

• Strengths: Limited sample size, low ecological validity

• Weaknesses: High reliability, strong qualitative data

Pozzule (line-ups) Strengths/Weaknesses

• Strengths: High ecological validity due to real-life scenarios.

• Strengths: Standardized lab experiment with operationalized measures.

• Weaknesses: High stakes involved in the line-up process.

• Weaknesses: Participants were aware of the experiment's purpose.

Milgram (obedience) Strengths/Weaknesses

• Strengths: reliability, use of controls, quantitative data

• Weaknesses: ethics, external validity, quantitative data

• Strengths: qualitative data, external validity, ethical considerations

• Weaknesses: reliability, use of controls, qualitative data