PSYC 201W Study Guide - Final Guide: Google Scholar, Medline, Psycinfo
28 Aug 2016
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Basic research seeks to examine the fundamental nature of phenomena. Applied research focuses directly on solving or evaluation a specific real-world problem. Skepticism is an outlook that entails careful evaluation of evidence rather than blind acceptance of claims. Research articles: results of an empirical study, typically have an abstract, followed by introduction, method, results, discussion, and reference sections. Review articles: integrating the literature on a particular subject and summarize it. Inductive reasoning: simple facts --> general conclusion, bottom up . Deductive reasoning: general principle --> specific conclusion, top down . Experimental or non-experimental (descriptive: experimental research a scientist seeks to establish a causal relationship between an independent variable and a dependent variable, descriptive research seeks to determine whether variables are related. Any variable other than the iv that can impact the dv. If an extraneous variables varies systematically with the levels of an iv then you have a confound.
