PSYCO212 Chapter 4: Chapter 4
19 Mar 2016
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No t e b o o k: research design. Descriptive research methods: research methods that do not involve the manipulation of any variable by the researcher. 4. 1. 1: archival and previously recorded sources of data. Researchers may answer a research question by using data recorded by other individuals for other purposes. You do not know exactly who left the data you are investigating, which makes it difficult to generalize results. Selective deposit: individuals may have been selective in what they wrote. We cannot make any cause and effect statements from archival data. Naturalistic observation: seeking answers to research questions by observing behavior in the real world. Can be the basis for frequency, association, or causal claims. In 2007, mehl and colleagues asked students to wear an electronically activated recorder for 2 to 10 days, and the sound was recorded every 12 minutes. It was found that women and men didn"t talk different amounts from each other.
