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The Methods of  Psychological Research Chapter 2 pp. 34-72
The Scientific Method ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The Scientific Method
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The Scientific Method
Steps in the Scientific Method ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Descriptive Research ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Techniques of Descriptive Research ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Naturalistic Observation http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/journey/france/educ.htm
Naturalistic Observation http://www.ok4me2.net/category/science-and-technology/biology/page/5/
Naturalistic Observation
Case Studies: Focusing on the Individual ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Surveys: Describing Populations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Sampling from a Population ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Psychological Tests:  Assessing Individual Differences ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Correlation Research: Predicting Behaviour ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Correlation Research: Predicting Behaviour
Correlations and Causality  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Positive and Negative Correlation
Third Variables ,[object Object],[object Object]
Experimental Research: Explaining Behaviour ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Independent and Dependent Variables ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Dependent and Independent Variables How does .... X  affect  Y  ? Independent Variable Dependent Variable
Experimental Control?  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Scientific Method ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Scientific Method ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Expectancies and Biases  in Experimental Research ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Generalizing Experimental Conclusions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Statistics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Central Tendency  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
Observational Study of Hand Washing   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Variability ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
Inferential Statistics: Interpreting Data   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Inferential Statistics  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Treating Research Participants Ethically  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Informed Consent  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Debriefing and Confidentiality   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Ethics of Animal Research ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Summary: Conceptual Problems   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Summary: Conceptual Problems ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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