Evaluating Research

Question 1

Reliability

Answer 1

the consistency of the outcome

Question 2

Validity

Answer 2

the extent to which the study measures what is intended to study

Question 3

Ecological Validity

Answer 3

the extent to which the results of the study represent real-life behaviour

Question 4

Generalisability

Answer 4

the extent to which the results represent the behaviour of the target population

Question 5

Test-retest

Answer 5

way to measure the consistency of a test. The test is used twice and if the scores on both tests are similar, then it has good reliability

Question 6

Demand Characteristics

Answer 6

when participants change their behaviour as they derive cues on what is expected of them

Question 7

Inter-rater reliability

Answer 7

the extent to which similar conclusions are produced by two researchers interpreting the same qualitative responses

Question 8

Inter-observer reliability

Answer 8

the extent to which similar observations are produced by two researchers observing the same event