7.1: The experimental method Flashcards
Explain what is meant by operationalisation and suggest two ways in which ‘riding a bike with care’ could have been operationalised (4 marks)
Operationalisation involves clearly defining observable behaviours to enable the behaviour under investigation to be measured
Explain what is meant by operationalisation and suggest two ways in which ‘riding a bike with care’ could have been operationalised (4 marks).
Operationalisation involves clearly defining observable behaviours to enable the behaviour under investigation to be measured.
Two ways in which ‘riding a bike with care’ could have been operationalised are two observable behaviours that could represent ‘riding a bike with care’
Explain what is meant by operationalisation and suggest two ways in which ‘riding a bike with care’ could have been operationalised (4 marks).
Operationalisation involves clearly defining observable behaviours to enable the behaviour under investigation to be measured.
Two ways in which ‘riding a bike with care’ could have been operationalised are two observable behaviours that could represent ‘riding a bike with care’.
Example
For example, the use of cycle lanes and passing pedestrians at a distance of at least 1 metre
Psychologists, such as Bandura, have found that children learn by observation.
Explain how a psychologist might use the experimental method to investigate observational learning of tidying the classroom after an art lesson (4 marks)
A psychologist might use the experimental method to investigate observational learning of tidying the classroom after an art lesson by exposing the children to a model, live or by other means such as on video or TV
Psychologists, such as Bandura, have found that children learn by observation.
Explain how a psychologist might use the experimental method to investigate observational learning of tidying the classroom after an art lesson (4 marks).
A psychologist might use the experimental method to investigate observational learning of tidying the classroom after an art lesson by exposing the children to a model, live or by other means such as on video or TV.
There would be different conditions
Psychologists, such as Bandura, have found that children learn by observation.
Explain how a psychologist might use the experimental method to investigate observational learning of tidying the classroom after an art lesson (4 marks).
A psychologist might use the experimental method to investigate observational learning of tidying the classroom after an art lesson by exposing the children to a model, live or by other means such as on video or TV.
There would be different conditions, for example what?
There would be different conditions, for example an experimental group exposed to a model tidying a classroom and a control group not exposed to such a model
Psychologists, such as Bandura, have found that children learn by observation.
Explain how a psychologist might use the experimental method to investigate observational learning of tidying the classroom after an art lesson (4 marks).
A psychologist might use the experimental method to investigate observational learning of tidying the classroom after an art lesson by exposing the children to a model, live or by other means such as on video or TV.
There would be different conditions, for example an experimental group exposed to a model tidying a classroom and a control group not exposed to such a model.
There would be some form of measurement of behaviour
Psychologists, such as Bandura, have found that children learn by observation.
Explain how a psychologist might use the experimental method to investigate observational learning of tidying the classroom after an art lesson (4 marks).
A psychologist might use the experimental method to investigate observational learning of tidying the classroom after an art lesson by exposing the children to a model, live or by other means such as on video or TV.
There would be different conditions, for example an experimental group exposed to a model tidying a classroom and a control group not exposed to such a model.
There would be some form of measurement of behaviour, for example what?
There would be some form of measurement of behaviour, for example the number of ‘tidying’ acts performed
Psychologists, such as Bandura, have found that children learn by observation.
Explain how a psychologist might use the experimental method to investigate observational learning of tidying the classroom after an art lesson (4 marks).
A psychologist might use the experimental method to investigate observational learning of tidying the classroom after an art lesson by exposing the children to a model, live or by other means such as on video or TV.
There would be different conditions, for example an experimental group exposed to a model tidying a classroom and a control group not exposed to such a model.
There would be some form of measurement of behaviour, for example the number of ‘tidying’ acts performed.
Participants would be randomly allocated to the conditions
Outline two problems that might arise when making generalisations on the basis of psychological research findings (4 marks)
One problem that might arise when making generalisations on the basis of psychological research findings is that the sample size in the research could be small.
This means that they would not be representative of the target population, as they would not have similar characteristics, so their behaviour would not reflect that of the target population
Outline two problems that might arise when making generalisations on the basis of psychological research findings (4 marks).
One problem that might arise when making generalisations on the basis of psychological research findings is that the sample size in the research could be small.
This means that they would not be representative of the target population, as they would not have similar characteristics, so their behaviour would not reflect that of the target population.
Another problem that might arise when making generalisations on the basis of psychological research findings
Another problem that might arise when making generalisations on the basis of psychological research findings is that it is difficult to relate findings from an experiment beyond the immediate setting and to life in the real world.
This is because it lacks ecological validity, as the experiment was artificial
