AICE Psychology Review Questions and
Accurate Answers
Social Approach Strengths - ✔✔The use of real life situations
High ecological validity
Better understanding of social behavior
Social Approach Weaknesses - ✔✔Exposes participants to potential physical and mental harm
Attempts to generalize results
Self-selected participants may not be good representatives
Developmental Approach Strengths - ✔✔Longitudinal studies
Investigates cognitive and emotional aspects of development
Better understanding of child development
Developmental Approach Weaknesses - ✔✔Generalizes off of few participants
Little validity
Exposes children to exterior factors
Physiological Approach Strengths - ✔✔Precise and accurate quantitative data
High levels of control due to use of laboratory
Potential application use and usefulness
Physiological Approach Weaknesses - ✔✔Lack of ecological validity
Difficult to replicate due to cost and timeliness
Difficult to generalize
Accurate Answers
Social Approach Strengths - ✔✔The use of real life situations
High ecological validity
Better understanding of social behavior
Social Approach Weaknesses - ✔✔Exposes participants to potential physical and mental harm
Attempts to generalize results
Self-selected participants may not be good representatives
Developmental Approach Strengths - ✔✔Longitudinal studies
Investigates cognitive and emotional aspects of development
Better understanding of child development
Developmental Approach Weaknesses - ✔✔Generalizes off of few participants
Little validity
Exposes children to exterior factors
Physiological Approach Strengths - ✔✔Precise and accurate quantitative data
High levels of control due to use of laboratory
Potential application use and usefulness
Physiological Approach Weaknesses - ✔✔Lack of ecological validity
Difficult to replicate due to cost and timeliness
Difficult to generalize
