1. why might we be unable to trust the evidence from a psychological study? evidence

2. Today’s session You will learn aboutContext Criticising and evaluating studies Assessing the external validity of studies Studies of conformity including Asch (1951)

3. validity truthfulness

4. External validity Was the study carried out with a representative group of people? Did the research situation resemble the real world in terms of:  The environment the PPs were in  The task they were carrying out

5. External validity How valid are our studies of conformity? Jenness (1932) Sherif (1935) Asch (1953) Do they tell us anything truthful about human behaviour?

6. Exam Skills AO1 – describing, outlining, explaining Showing your knowledge & understanding of psychological material AO2 –analysing, criticising & evaluating Showing you can think and write like a psychologist AO3 – appreciating how science works Showing you can think about and design psychological research in a scientific way