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psych U2M6
research methods
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the correlation research method aim to do? | Find the Relationship between two variables |
| Advantages of correlation method | allows predictions, controlled setting |
| Disadvantages of correlation method | not cause and effect (correlation is not causation) |
| What does the experimental method do? | Only method identifying cause and effect relationship |
| What does the correlation and experimental method aim to find? | The relationship between 2 variables. |
| Advantages of experimental method | extreme control |
| Disadvantages of experimental method | Cannot apply to the real world |
| Laboratory method. Define it | Confined experiment limiting variable influence |
| Advantages of laboratory method | offers control |
| Disadvantages of Laboratory method | unable to apply to larger context/real world |
| placebo | when the treatment has no actual medical effect |
| placebo effect | when we feel better because we expect to feel better from imagined treatment. |
| Independent variable | the variable that manipulates |
| Dependent variable | the effect of the independent variable |
| experimental group | group that is manipulated |
| control group | Used for comparison against experimental group |
| Define the Naturalistic method | Studying behavior in its context as it happens |
| advantages of naturalistic method | natural, first hand info |
| disadvantages of naturalistic method | no control, observer bias |
| define survey method | pre-selected group of individuals respond to questions |
| advantages of survey method | Lot of data from a large number of participants; inexpensive. quick |
| disadvantages of survey method | volunteer bias, not knowing the answer, purposely mess up data |
| define case study research method | detailed description of one or a few individuals |
| advantages of case study method | Lots of info about a person or small group |
| disadvantages of case study method | only applies to one person (diversity v. universality), cannot be replicated for validation |
| Longitudinal research method | Studying the same individual or group over time |
| advantages of longitudinal method | actual influence, control |
| disadvantages of longitudinal method | more time, people who started experiment might die |
| Cross sectional research method | Different ages at the same time to be studied |
| Advantages of Cross sectional research method | less time and expense |
| disadvantages of Cross sectional research method | influence on changes not considered (correlation is not causation?) |
| What type of research methods are the naturalistic, survey and case study methods? | descriptive |
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