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WEEK 2
Research Methods
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Week 1 Summary
Changes in definition of psychology Current perspectives Subfields of psychology Four big ideas
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Current Perspectives
1. Neuroscience, 2. Evolutionary, 3. Behavior genetics, 4. Psychodynamic, 5. Behavioral, 6. Cognitive, 7. Social-cultural
a) How we learn observable responses
b) How our genes and our environment influence our individual differences
c) How behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures
d) How the body and brain enable emotions, memories, and sensory experiences
e) How we encode, process, store, and retrieve information
f) How the natural selection of traits passed down from one generation to the next has promoted the survival of genes
g) How behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts
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Week 2 Contents
Scientific Method Descriptive Methods Correlational Methods Experimental Methods Research Ethics
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Week 2 Learning Outcomes
Compare and contrast the use of case studies, naturalistic observations, and surveys to observe and describe behavior and explain the importance of random sampling (CLOs 2, 3)
Describe correlations and explain how they can lead to prediction but not cause-effect explanation (CLOs 2, 3)
Describe how experiments clarify or reveal cause-effect relationships (CLOs 2, 3)
Identify the ethical guidelines that safeguard human and animal research participants (CLOs 2, 3)
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Scientific Method
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Research Method Types
Descriptive methods
Correlational methods
Experimental methods
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Descriptive Methods
Case studies Advantages and Limitations
Naturalistic observation Advantages and Limitations
Surveys and interviews Advantages and Limitations Sampling
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Correlational Methods
Scatterplots
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Correlational Methods
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Correlational Methods
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Correlational Methods
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Correlational Methods
Advantages
Limitations
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Correlational Methods
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Experimental Methods
Experiments aim to manipulate an independent variable, measure the dependent variable, and control confounding variables
Experimental vs. control group Random assignment Double-blind procedure
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Experimental Methods
Advantages
Limitations
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Ethics of Psychological ResearchHow far can you go in the name of science?
Milgram Obedience Studies
Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Study
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APA Ethics Code
Informed consent
Protection from harm and discomfort
Confidentiality
Debriefing
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Bias?
How do personal values influence psychologists’ research and application?
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Context Matters
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Homework for Week 3
Read from Chapter 2: 2-1 2-3 2-4 2-14 2-15 2-17
Complete
Worksheet 2
Read from Chapter 13: 13-9 13-10 13-11 13-12