PSYC 201W Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Interlibrary Loan, Serendipity, Psycinfo
2 Oct 2018
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Research topics personal experience and daily events. Research questions or topics can arise from something important or interesting about our o(cid:449)(cid:374) or so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e else"s (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iour. Also from daily events that we learn things from indirectly (media reports/news) One study often stimulates ideas for another builds upon the findings of the last. Theories provide another key source of research ideas. Scientists test a theory by deriving predictions from it. Need to understand and solve real-world problems generates tons of countless research questions. Ex- how do astronomers cope with the stress of flying for that long. Encouraged to use - evidence-based treatment (ebts): interventions that scientifically controlled studies have demonstrated to be effective in treating specific conditions. Ex- war (it happens in real life so we want to answer it (applied research)) Research topics also come about through serendipity: the accidental discovery of something important. Usually find it when searching for something else. Accidental discovery that happens to be something important.
