PSYC26 Lecture 3: LEC 03
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Lec 03 the nature and kinds of research (chapter 1 introduction) Ethical limitations prevent a lot of child development research. Good ideas obvious and difficult to teach causes it to be neglected in discussions of how to do research. Knowledge of past work (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:859)t do it if so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e has alread(cid:455) do(cid:374)e the sa(cid:373)e stud(cid:455). This is eas(cid:455) to do because of the internet. Translate idea into adequate experimental design need to have an ethical way of testing, also age is hard variable to work with. Human subjects approval submit proposal to university committee to monitor ethics. Carry out pilot study do some preliminary testing and practicing before beginning. Communication sharing what you have found. The nature and kinds of research quantitative research. How is research different from other ways of answering questions: research is a systematic way of answering questions about the world. Descriptive research: primary purpose is to describe particular situation or event, that is the only purpose ^