Developmental psychology, research methods

1. DEVELOPMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY
THURSDAY, 23rd FEBRUARY, 2012
Lucía Tomás, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Zaragoza

2. RESEARCH METHOD
• Research question/Hypothesis
• Literature search: What has been done so far in this field?
• Methodology
• Results
• Conclusions
• Discussion
• References

3. RESEARCH DESIGNS
• Quantitative: longitudinal, cross-sectional, etc.
• Qualitative
• Case Studies

4. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
•Informed consent
•Withdrawal
•Confidentiality
•Debriefing

5. Communicating the Results
• At a meeting or congress
• In a journal:
– Impact factor
– Reviewers
• In a book
• IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING ENGLISH!

6. TASKS FOR THIS MORNING
• Think of a research question
• Prepare questions and answers from the
article you have read: A guide for naming
research studies in psychology.
– 3 multiple choice questions
– 3 True/False questions
– 3 questions with a short reply

7. WORK IN GROUPS