Lecture 17- Evidence Based Practice

Question 1

What is a common response to study findings and evidence based practise?

Answer 1

We think we didn’t actually need to do a study that told us what we just found, it was common sense

Question 2

What were the results like when individuals were asked: am I more intelligent that the average person?

Answer 2

Most said they were: shows that are assumptions are not always right we need evidence to back up our claims (obviously all these people are not correct)

Question 3

Is it just when we make judgements about our self that our ideas are distorted?

Answer 3

No, happens with general knowledge stuff too

Question 4

What is an example of a study/ video showing how seeing is not always believing?

Answer 4

The selective attention test (Simons & Chabris (1999) : the gorilla walks through and most don’t even register.

Question 5

What is translation?

Answer 5

Where we go from research to making policies based on that research

Question 6

In applied psychology what is a constraint surrounding the amount of information you have to make a decision?

Answer 6

-Sometimes have limited information and you have to make a decision: you can’t just keep redoing the study until you have conclusive results like you can with pure

Question 7

What are policies? How can make them?

Answer 7

Principles or rules that guide decision-making and actions to achieve desirable outcomes
Made by governments, organizations or individuals

Question 8

What is the difference between a research question and a policy question?

Answer 8

• Research question is purely about gaining knowledge i.e does cannabis impair driving performance
• Policy questions is about applying these findings to a practical issue: should we legalize cannabis?

Question 9

What are two reasons why evidence based decision making may not occur in policy making?

Answer 9

• Pragmatic: there is not enough research/ policy makers don’t have access to it or the time/ education to read it
• Political/ ideological: the person/ policy maker has a vested interest either because they are trying to gain favor from some else, have different priorities or have long standing traditions or beliefs.

Question 10

What do we need to do to overcome pragmatic reasons for not using evidence based approaches in policy making?

Answer 10

• Researchers need to explain things in a way that is accurate but easy to understand
• Have review papers that include a sum up of recent findings in an area so individuals don’t have to consult multiple other sources

Question 11

What are the intervention standards?

Answer 11

2 studies minimum to support intervention with:

• relevant samples
• sound measures and procedures
• Appropriate analysis
• Practical significance
• At least one long-term follow up

Question 12

Why is important to follow up?

Answer 12

Because need to ensure that no long term side effects from intervention and also that benefits actually last

Question 13

What are some problems with introducing a minimum hour requirement for driving?

Answer 13

• Benefit the rich/ advantaged who have parents and access to car for that many hours
• Maybe it wouldn’t even work to improve driving people simply driving in best conditions/ not practicing what they need to (too much power in the individual)

Question 14

What are some advantages with introducing a minimum hour requirement for driving?

Answer 14

-More practice is better (120 is what they used in Australia but this based on floored logic where the study they based it off wasn’t designed to show this)