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Chapter 5: research methods in the study of abnormal behavior. scientific research methods that are applied in contemporary psychopathology. Science pursuit of systematized knowledge through observation. scire to know refers both to method and to goal. For scientific observations and explanations to be testable and reliable. a scientific approach req. propositions and ideas be stated in clear way. statements, theories, and assertions must be testable and subj. to disproof. if cannot be reproduce distrustful of legitimacy of original observation. Theory is a set of propositions to explain a class of phenomena. guides research by suggesting additional data to be used. Hypotheses generated by theory : expectations about what should occur if a theory is true to be tested in research. generation of theory is the most challenging part of scientific enterprise. theories are constructions put together by scientists.
