PSYC 335 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Naturalistic Observation, Observer-Expectancy Effect, Psychophysiology

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 335
• Professor: Yeung

Document Summary

Psyc 335 - chapter 2: research methods: scienti c method: the system of speci c rules for designing, conducing, evaluating & communicating research. Goal is to just describe the phenomena. Useful for establishing norms or generating hypotheses. Naturalistic observation: systematic observation of behaviour in natural settings: want to try to minimize observer in uence (the effects of knowing that you are being observed) & observer bias (the observer"s expectations & interpretations) Structured observation: observe behaviour in a setting that is controlled by the investigator. Explanatory research: de ning behaviours so that frequency, duration, intensity, etc. varies from person to person, allowing for the researchers to study the relationship between them & to. Explain why or how things are the way they are. Variable: a factor that can take on any value along a dimension. The researcher systematically manipulates 1 variable (the iv) & measures change in the other (the dv)