Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Research Methods in Psychology
- Research methods
- sample and population
- research hypothesis
- experimental research
- independent variables: a variable
that is manipulated
- dependent variables: the variable
that is measured
- operationalising IV and DV:
involves defining them in terms
of the specific procedures or
actions used to measure them
- extraneous variables:
other variables that effect
the DV
- confounding variables:
a variable other than
the IV that has an
unwanted effect on the
DV
- Steps in psychological research
- step 1: identify the research topic
- step 2: formulate the research hypothesis
- step 3: design the research
- step 4: collect the data
- step 5: analyse the data
- step 6: interpret and evaluate the results
- step 7: report the research and findings
- Types of data
- primary and secondary data
- primary data: data that is collected
directly by the researcher
- secondary data: data that has been
collected by someone other than the
original user
- qualitative and quantitative data
- qualitative: information about the
'qualities' or characteristics of what is
being studied
- quantitative: numerical information on the
'quantity' or amount of what is being studied