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How to evaluate a piece of research

How to evaluate a piece of research. Meaning a study. Generalisability (S E T). Can this piece of research generalise to the target population? Is the sample representative?

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How to evaluate a piece of research

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  1. How to evaluate a piece of research Meaning a study

  2. Generalisability (S E T) • Can this piece of research generalise to the target population? Is the sample representative? • Can this piece of research generalise to the real world? where was it conducted? Does it have ecological validity • Does the task that ppts were asked to do have mundane realism? Would you do it in everyday life? • So is the research imited in any way? The setting? The task? The sample? S E T

  3. Reliability • If this piece of research was replicated would you get the same or very similar results? • Has is been standardised? • Are the controls clearly described? • Can we trust the results

  4. Application • Is this piece of research USEFUL? • Does it have real world application? • Who benefits from the results or conclusion of this research?

  5. Validity • Does this research actually measure what it set out to measure ? • Were there any obvious confounding variables? • Did Bartlett actually investigate schemas and reconstructive memory or did he accidentally measure something else instead?

  6. Ethics • Is the research ethical? • Does it breach any of the ethical guidelines laid down by the BPS/APS • DRI PP • More on this later

  7. GRAVE • Evaluating research is a GRAVE issue

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