Psychological Methods of Research

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Psychological Methods of Research

• Module 2

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Researchers follow 5 Steps

• _______ the Problem
• Review ____________
• Formulate a ______________
• Select a Research Design, then collect and
  ________ data
• Develop a _____________

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Forming a Hypothesis

• Hypothesis...always a _______ statement

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Examples

• Older People _________ more than younger people.
• A __________ during the AM and PM will increase
  productivity.

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Examples

• A decrease in the availability of ________ will
  result in a decrease in auto accidents.
• Practicing good __________ will bring about an
  improvement in grades.

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Concepts Involved

• Independent Variable
• Dependent Variable
• __________ Definition

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Selecting a Research Design

• Research Strategies
• ______________ Analysis
• Interpretations and Depth
• ______________ Analysis
• Use of Statistics for Evaluation

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Collecting Data

• Selecting Subjects ___________
• Population / Sample

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Experiments

• Most ______________ used in Psychology
• Experimental v. ______ Group

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Ethics in Research

• Use of __________
• Why?
• ________ Guidelines
• (Page 40-41)

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Analyzing Data

• Must be _________
• Statistics
• Examples Mean, Median, Modeall averages

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Developing a Conclusion

• Based on Data
• Present findings to others
• Journals, books, meetings
• Suggestions for future work

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Problems with Experiments

• Subjects trying to _______ experimenter
• ___________ Effect
• Volunteers
• ____________ Subjectivity
• Can we Generalize?

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Parapsychology

• ________
• Telepathy
• Precognition
• Clairvoyance
• Psychokinesis
• Scientific _________