EVALUATION: Key terms Flashcards
(6 cards)
Define ‘validity’
the extent to which evidence accurately reflects the truth or the facts it is intended to measure
Define ‘generalisability’
The ability to make claims about the target population by research findings.
Define ‘ethics’
a system of moral values that distinguish rules for behavior based on an individual’s or groups’ ideas of what is good and bad
Define ‘reliability’
The ability to repeat the same research and gain the same or similar results.
Define ‘reductionist’
Reductionism is the belief that human behaviour can be explained by breaking it down into smaller component parts.
Define ‘deterministic’
Determinism is the belief that all human behaviours flow from genetic or environmental factors that, once they have occurred, are very difficult or impossible to change.
