PSYC 3110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Foucauldian Discourse Analysis, Participatory Action Research, Kurt Lewin

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Looks at the process of change and what stimulates it. Investigator: facilitator who works with a community or organization to help a situation occur or change direction. In organizations it usually works to make improvements. In communities it increases agency, control, and self determination. Kurt lewin started this research in 40s. Action research not used extensively in health psychology: research surveillance used in communities. Participatory action research can create direct social action to promote health related change. Method takes time to do and needs extensive research. Matches groups of people to different treatments: cross sectional design- same idea but measures are taken one at a time, longitudinal design- groups are tested at two or more times. Failure of difference found between treatments due to: they are equally effective, they are equally ineffective, they are equally harmful. Control groups allow for looking at if treatments show different effects than no treatments. Detailed descriptive account of an individual, group, or collective.

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