CH DEV 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: East Los Angeles College, Observer-Expectancy Effect, External Validity
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Start with a research question (if there"s no theory) All participants have equal chance to display behavior. Each participant is asked same questions in same way. May use questionnaires especially to get answers from groups. Brings together a wide range of information on one individual. Was a little over 13 years old and was in diapers, couldn"t walk, couldn"t talk, malnourished, etc. She was the size of a 6 year old at 13 years old. Confirmed the theory that children can only learn specific things at specific times. She could learn words but not grammar or language. Extreme neglect starves the brain of stimulation, and it does not grow to be as large as a normal human being. Quantitative research tends to deal with numbers typically data that can be measured. Ie two raters evaluating a child"s intersection for social competence. Ie sat and other intelligence testing (standardized testing)
