PSYCH 2AA3 Lecture Notes - Habituation, Kk Mzt Skopje, Myelin
10 Oct 2012
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Research methods in developmental psychology 9/10/2012 2:04:00 pm. Basic research methodology (such as case studies and experiments: methods of data collection. How can we test whether some variable has changed or not with age: age related research designs. Case studies: this is the most form of research used (ex. Correlational research: example: looking at personality and behaviour and seeing if any of them match together (how happy a kid is with how they re personality is, it is showing whether two variables have a relationship, survey studies: Obtain a lot of data from around the subject and look for patterns. Ex. extroverted kids may have more fun than introverted kids. Can the subjects actually be able to fill out of the survey properly, if they are too young you can do alternate things. You can use a structured interview: take the survey and sit with the kid and ask the question.
