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Evaluating Godden and Baddeley (1975)
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Psychology
11th Grade
05/07/2015

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Why is this study generalisable?
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Conducted in participants' natural setting, results generalised to real-life situations. It may not matter that the sample is not representative; cognitively, everyone's brain works in much the same way.
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Why is this study not generalisable?
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There were only 18 divers, so the sample is too small to represent the general population
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How is this study reliable?
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It used a standardised procedure (same list of words) so can be replicated.
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How is this study not reliable?
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Some things couldn't be controlled, eg the weather and noise levels. Affects the experiment's replicability
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What are the applications of this study?
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Police: Reconstruct crime scenes to make eyewitness testimonies more reliable. Schools: Boost exam results, make exam room more like classroom
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How is this study valid?
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Ecologically valid: Conducted in participant's natural setting. Experimental validity: High due to level of control over rate at which words were read.
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How is this study not valid?
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Listening to a list of words and recalling them underwater is a very artificial task
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How is this study ethical?
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No harm was caused to participants and no ethical guidelines were breached, that we know of.
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How is this study not ethical?
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The participants were underwater so may have been at risk, but they were all trained divers to the risk was minimal
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