PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Participant Observation, Random Assignment, Longitudinal Study
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Abstract: most research relies on either correlations or experiments. With correlations, researchers measure variables as they naturally occur in people and compute the degree to which two variables go together. With experiments, researchers actively make changes in one variable and watch for changes in another variable: other types of methods include longitudinal and quasi-experimental designs, many factors, including practical constraints, determine the type of methods researchers use. Research designs: one of the important steps in scientific inquiry is to test our research questions, otherwise known as hypotheses. There are many methods, which will depend on the type of questions you are asking and what resources are available to you, to test hypotheses in psychological research. However, all methods have limitations, which is why the best research uses a variety of methods: most psychological research can be divided into two types: experimental and correlational research.
