Psychology SL
Psychology SL
9
Chapters
238
Notes
Unit 1 - Research Methodology
Unit 1 - Research Methodology
Unit 2 - Biological Approach To Behaviour
Unit 2 - Biological Approach To Behaviour
Unit 3 - Cognitive Approach To Behaviour
Unit 3 - Cognitive Approach To Behaviour
Unit 4 - Sociocultural Approach To Behaviour
Unit 4 - Sociocultural Approach To Behaviour
Unit 6 - Health psychology
Unit 6 - Health psychology
Unit 7 - Pyschology Of Human Relationships
Unit 7 - Pyschology Of Human Relationships
Unit 8 - Developmental psychology
Unit 8 - Developmental psychology
Unit 9 - Internal Assessment
Unit 9 - Internal Assessment
Unit 10 - The IB Curriculum - A Conceptual Model
Unit 10 - The IB Curriculum - A Conceptual Model
IB Resources
Unit 3 - Cognitive Approach To Behaviour
Psychology SL
Psychology SL

Unit 3 - Cognitive Approach To Behaviour

Eyewitness Testimony: Reliable Memory or Flawed Evidence?

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596 words
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3 mins read
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Table of content

Key Concepts 🎯

  • Artificiality in research and the subsequent lack of ecological validity.
  • Naturalistic settings tend to lack internal validity due to lack of control on confounding variables.
  • Eyewitness testimony and its impact on real-world situations like court trials.
  • Flashbulb memory as a specific type of memory related to high emotional events.

Easy-peasy explanation 💡

Alright, let's break this down! It's like trying to bake the perfect cake, but it keeps coming out too sweet or not sweet enough.

Artificiality & ecological validity 🍰

Sometimes, psychologists conduct studies in controlled environments (like a kitchen with exact measurements for ingredients). These studies may not reflect how things work in the real world, much like your cake recipe might not consider you're baking at a higher altitude. That's the lack of ecological validity: your perfectly baked cake in the lab might come out all wrong at home!

Naturalistic settings & internal validity 🍩

When researchers try to study behavior in its natural setting, it's like trying to bake that cake in your grandma's old oven. It has its quirks, and you can't control everything like you can in the lab. This means the study might lose some internal validity because you can't control all those extra variables like grandma's cat knocking over the flour!

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Unit 3 - Cognitive Approach To Behaviour
Psychology SL
Psychology SL

Unit 3 - Cognitive Approach To Behaviour

Eyewitness Testimony: Reliable Memory or Flawed Evidence?

Word Count Emoji
596 words
Reading Time Emoji
3 mins read
Updated at Emoji
Last edited on 14th Jun 2024

Table of content

Key Concepts 🎯

  • Artificiality in research and the subsequent lack of ecological validity.
  • Naturalistic settings tend to lack internal validity due to lack of control on confounding variables.
  • Eyewitness testimony and its impact on real-world situations like court trials.
  • Flashbulb memory as a specific type of memory related to high emotional events.

Easy-peasy explanation 💡

Alright, let's break this down! It's like trying to bake the perfect cake, but it keeps coming out too sweet or not sweet enough.

Artificiality & ecological validity 🍰

Sometimes, psychologists conduct studies in controlled environments (like a kitchen with exact measurements for ingredients). These studies may not reflect how things work in the real world, much like your cake recipe might not consider you're baking at a higher altitude. That's the lack of ecological validity: your perfectly baked cake in the lab might come out all wrong at home!

Naturalistic settings & internal validity 🍩

When researchers try to study behavior in its natural setting, it's like trying to bake that cake in your grandma's old oven. It has its quirks, and you can't control everything like you can in the lab. This means the study might lose some internal validity because you can't control all those extra variables like grandma's cat knocking over the flour!

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