PSY 1004 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Confounding, Demand Characteristics, Internal Validity

• School: Temple University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1004
• Professor: Melissa Auerbach

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The correlational research strategy: measuring 2 variables for each individuals measures 2 variables for each individual only tries to describe the relationship not explain it. Non-experimental and correlational research same goal and limitations correlational research uses 1 group of participants and measures 2 variables for each participant non-experimental research compares 2 or more groups of scores and measures 1 variable per participant. 3 categories: strategies examining individual variables descriptive, strategies examining relationships between variables by measuring 2 or more variables per participant correlational, strategies examining relationships between variables by comparing 2 or more sets of scores experimental quasi-experimental non-experimental. Research strategies, research designs, and research procedures research strategy general approach and goals of a research study determined by type of question and type of answer wanted research designs addresses how to implement the study. Category i: generalizing across participants/subjects selection bias overuse of college students volunteer bias participant characteristics cross-species generalizations.