key term - Relevance

Definition

Relevance refers to the degree to which something is meaningful or applicable to a particular situation or context. In the context of Harlow's attachment research with monkeys, it refers to how well the findings can be applied and generalized to human behavior.

Related terms

External Validity:

External validity refers to the extent to which research findings can be generalized or applied beyond the specific study or sample. It assesses whether the results hold true in real-world settings or for different populations.

Ecological Validity:

Ecological validity examines how well research findings reflect behaviors that occur naturally in real-life environments rather than artificial laboratory conditions.

Cross-species Generalization: Cross-species generalization considers whether findings from studies conducted on animals (such as monkeys) can be extended and applied to humans.