PSY319H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Stratified Sampling, Dependent And Independent Variables, Lab Report
9 Apr 2016
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Lecture 1: how to do good research , experimental designs, between subjects vs. within subjects, age comparisons, cross-sectional vs. longitudinal, correlational designs, outcomes, main effects & interactions, lab report, what is mturk, short primer on predictors of vocabulary size. Basic research = seeks to understand development for the sake of science. Applied research = has a clear practical application. Basic research is the foundation for applied work in child development. Understanding of fundamental questions and methodologies in child development. Ability to identify interesting aspects of development and critically evaluate research findings. Well informed and cutting edge application of knowledge to practical area. How to do good research: the scientific method, using experimental controls. To control the setting, the sample, the administration of the. Experimental manipulation (iv), other potential sources of bias: to determine the effects of iv (x) and dv (y) The variable that researchers deliberately manipulate in a formal experiment.
