L33 Psych 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Psycinfo, Medline
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Observation (observation example: difference between little girl and little boys" interaction with a toy car -- boys make revving noises, girls don"t make nearly as many noises). Theories (good for providing new testable ideas). How to do it online resources. Psycinfo & medline (try out peer reviewed articles only) Alternative approach (or combine approaches (past research and literature reviews combined). Buy boy toys for boys and girl toys for girls and 2. Fathers treat their sons differently than their daughters if their sons try to play with girls" toys. A description of the broad topic of study. A deliberate guess at the answer to the hypothesis. Diagram of a research article: brief summary of the article. Females are more likely to use a cell phone while driving. Specific: outline the problem, tie to past research, point to question and method. 1. tends to start broadly (with a statement of the topic) and narrow toward study.
