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Chapter 2 Descriptive continued.
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Psych 1315 1st Edition Lecture 5 Outline of Last Lecture I Psychology s Scientific Method Outline of Current Lecture I Descriptive Research a Observational b Studies and surveys c Standardized tests d Case studies II Correlational Research a Examines 2 variables thought to be related to one another b Positive vs negative correlations III Types of correlations a Positive b Negative c None IV Correlational does not equal causation a Third Variables Relationship may be due to a common link with some other variable V Experimental Research a Manipulating a variable to systematically study the effect of it b Random assignment c Control vs experimental groups d Researchers want causality e Independent vs Dependent Variables
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