When Conducting Psychological Research We Want the Research to Be

question 54

Multiple Choice

When conducting psychological research we want the research to be valid. Reliability and validity are necessary ingredients of valid research. The relationship between validity and reliability is that

• A) if the research is reliable you can be certain that it is valid.
• B) reliability causes validity.
• C) the research must be reliable for it to be valid but a reliable research measurement is not necessarily valid.
• D) the research must be valid for it to be reliable

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Definitions:

Functional Fixedness

A cognitive bias that limits a person to use an object only in the way it is traditionally used.

Heuristic

A mental shortcut that allows people to solve problems and make judgments quickly and efficiently.

Algorithm

A methodical process or set of instructions designed to resolve an issue.

Fixation

Using a prior strategy and failing to look at a problem from a fresh new perspective.