PSYC 2310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Research, Literature Review, Informed Consent
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Steps in the research process include: forming a question, searching the literature, forming a hypothesis, creating an operational definition, collecting and analyzing data, proposing or revising a theory. Exposing children to images of aggression in the media is a bad idea. Two distinct types of correlation research methods: observational/naturalistic methods, self-report or survey methods. How you ask university students about their alcohol use and sexual behaviour can influence their response. Specific features of experimental methods include: random assignment, control. Important that studies are designed with high internal and external validity. Women eat fewer m& ms when they are talking with an attractive man than when they are talking with someone who is less attractive. How researchers manage the ethical issues involved in conducting research in: descriptive, thematic, discursive analysis social psychology including: Informed consent: review by a research ethics board, deception, confidentiality, debriefing.