PSYC 3140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Soltyrei, Agoraphobia, January 1998 North American Ice Storm
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Most forms of abnormality probably have multiple causes, rarely single study can accomplish so. Overcome challenges by using multimethod approach,meaning they use variety of. Each method may have some limitations, but taken together, the various methods can provide convincing evidence concerning an abnormality. Steps are designed to obtain and evaluate information relevant to a problem in a systematic way a process often called the scientific method. The first step is to select and define a problem. Then, a testable statement of what is predicted to happen in the study must be formulated. Next, the method for testing the prediction must be chosen and implemented. Once the data have been collected and analyzed, the researcher draws the appropriate conclusions and the results are written in a research report. Hypothesis is a testable statement of what we predict will happen in the study. This expectation, that no relationship exists between the phenomena being studied is called the null hypothesis.
