有关口语报告法效度的几个争议问题

尽管口语报告法在当前心理学、教育学以及认知科学的研究中被广泛使用,但关于其效度的争议依然存在。这些争议主要包括:第一,口语报告的准确性,即口语报告能否准确地反映我们的思维内容?第二,口语报告的完整性,即搜集到的口语报告能否为我们了解被试的认知过程提供足够的信息?第三,口语报告的反应性,即口语报告是否会影响思维的正常进程?文章对这些问题进行了较为深入的分析和思考,并指出了对口语报告法进行研究的几个新趋势。

Issues in Validity of Verbal Protocol Analysis

Verbal protocol analysis is broadly used in today's research of psychology,education and cognitive sciences,even with certain issues on its validity,which involves the accuracy of verbal reports to reflect the content of one's thinking,the completeness to provide enough information on subjects' cognitive process,and the responsiveness to influence the normal course of thinking.The article makes a thorough analysis and consideration of these questions,and,thus,reveals new trends in research on verbal protocol analysis.