PSYC 201W Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Informed Consent, Nocebo

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Problem identification and hypothesis formation | lecture 3. Theory: group of state(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts that e(cid:454)plai(cid:374) (cid:862)how(cid:863) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)wh(cid:455)(cid:863) so(cid:373)e part of the world works. Overlooking research ideas because of personal preferences or demographic influences. According to science ideas must be capable of being confirmed or refuted. Purpose of the literature review: identify if the topic has been researched, provide design ideas, identify methodological problems, identify special needs in terms of research participants or equipment, provide information for the research report. Must consider time, expense, ethical and other issues to determine if conducting the study is possible and practical. Defining the research problem: interrogative sentence that states the relationship between variables. Variables should express a relationship, stated in question form, capable of empirical testing. Specificity of the research question: a specific statement helps ensure the researcher understands the problem. Specific problem statements help the researcher to determine factors such as participants, apparatus, instruments, measure.

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