PSY 111 1st Edition Lecture 4 Review question Which of the approaches to psych is uses nature and nurture as a combination for the foundation of their approach o Cognitive Be able to compare one theory to the next Two types of question in psychological research What and why What answered by descriptive non experimental methods Why include manipulation control variables comparison You must rule out other variables ad factors in order to answer this type of question answered by experimental methods The research cycle Identify research area design research study carry out research analyze research results publish research results What descriptive research Seeks to understand our particular population the better we understand a problem the better we can fix it Describe what already exists Circumstances under which descriptive method is the only avenue of research Some questions lend themselves to this method Advantages non invasive gives clear answers about the parameter of the problem allows us to use this info to design casual research Disadvantages cant set up and ethical experiment takes a lot of time b c you have to have a large sample size people don t always tell the truth which causes falsifications Survey method descriptive type Researchers use interview and or questionnaires to gather info Advantages can provide accurate and highly descriptive info can track changes over time they are quick and easy to administer non invasive Disadvantages poorly worded questions Biases ppl to a particular response must be careful in design harder to control your population need large sample size Case Study descriptive type Individual small number of people Studied in great depth Involves a combination of methods naturalistic observation testing interview Advantages extensive info about the subject of the study combination of methods reduce biases Disadvantages not a very big sample which leads to low applicability takes a lot of time can be invasive
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