Psychology 2040A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Random Assignment, Dependent And Independent Variables, Autonomic Nervous System
14 Jan 2016
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Chapter 2: theory and research in child development. Research begins with a hypothesis prediction drawn from theory. 2. between research and practice conducting studies to either on own or in partnership w/ experienced investigators community agencies increasingly collaborating with researchers in identifying key research issues in designing, implementing & evaluating interventions. Vary depending on research problem entire behavior stream description or description of one or few kinds of behavior. Observer records all instances of particular behavior during specified time pd. Observer influence effects of observer on behavior studied: presence of watchful individual may cause both children & adults to react in unnatural, minimize: adaptation pd. , individuals in child"s natural environment to observe ways. Observer bias observers aware of studies purpose may see and record what expect to see rather than what participants do: those w/ no knowledge of hypotheses best suited to collect observations. Tells little about reasoning behind child responses for this info must turn to self-report techniques.
