FRHD 3070 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Empiricism, Antipositivism

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 3070
• Professor: John Dwyer

Document Summary

Informed consumers able to make informed research, practise and informed decisions on what is good or bad research. Producers creating research ex grad work with thesis or career. Versus casual observations (not social research) is a research process. Definition systematically collecting data from previous knowledge. Authority parents, media, teachers, experts (ex: dr phil"s 20/20 diet) Media (authority) but also jazzed up entertainment so conflicting. Common sense ex: clich s: opposites attract, birds of a feather flock together, absences makes the heart grow fonder vs. out of sight, out of mind, 2 heads are better then 1. Personal experience: believing its true because you experienced it. Social science behavioural studieschallenged more bc its not test tubes biological like physical science. Abstract to briefly explain type, what used, results ect summary. Introduction how study addresses gap in literature. Method participant characteristics, sampling, intended sample size, measures, research design, experimental manipulations or interventions. Discussion present and interpret results to say what it means.