Research Methods Exam 1

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Prediction

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Allows us to identify the factors that indicate when an event or events will occur

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Explanation

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allows us to identify the causes that determine when and why a behavior occurs

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Basic Research

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Academic research that doesn't have any clear applicability ( the licking rats)

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Applied Research

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intended to produce results that may have practical significance (more white-collar than blue-collar workers drink alcohol, but blue-collar workers, when they drink, drink more)

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Descriptive Methods

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are concerned with describing what already exists.

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Observational Methods

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simply means observing the human or animal behavior

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Naturalistic Observation

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involves observing human or animal behavior in their natural habitat

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Laboratory Observation

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Observing behavior in a contrived and artificial environment. Ex. observing the play behavior of children in a laboratory playroom.

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Case Study Method

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is in-depth study of one or more individuals.

Jean Piaget used cased studies to develop his theory of cognitive development in children.

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Survey Method

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involves questioning individuals on a topic or topics and in describing the responses.

Can be administered in person, mail, phone, internet

Large groups of people can be studied

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Predictive Methods

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seek to predict from one variable to the next

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Correlational Methods

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assesses the degree of relationship or the strength of the relationship between two measured Variables

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Directly Related to correlational methods

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1.) Level of education and income

2.) Height and Weight

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Inversely Related to Correlational Methods

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1.) alcohol consumption and motor coordination

2.) Elevation and Temperature

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Correlation does not cause what?

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Causation

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Experimental Method

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Seeks to determine if there is cause-and-effect relationship between the variables of interest. This method allows the researcher to know when and why a behavior occurs.

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Types of Variables

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Independent, Dependent, Confounding

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The steps of the research process

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1.) Identify the problem

2.) Do a literature review

3.) Generate hypotheses

4.) Design and conduct the study

5.) Analyze the data and interpret the results

6.) Communicate the results