PSYC 1010 Lecture : Methods of Research (lecture #1).pdf

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

Psychology 1010, section i dr, jubis: survey method: questions are used to determine people"s attitudes, beliefs and behaviors. Anonymous (aren"t afraid to tell the truth and be honest: disadvantages: Questions are too vague (only yes/no and sometimes you are kind of in the middle) Response rate (how many people will return your survey?) Are people honest? (how will you know?) Interpretation (will the reader have the same interpretation as the researcher) In order to generalize from the sample to the population, your sample must be representative (unbiased) of the population. People are behaving naturally: disadvantages: You cannot infer cause and effect (can"t say this is the cause for that behavior) Psychology 1010, section i dr, jubis. No control over the situation. Researcher may look for what they presume might happen; therefore, results might be biased. Subject reactivity (reactions of the people taking part in the study)