Psychological research

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Why is research important?

Approaches to research

1 Clinical or case studies

2 Naturalistic observation

4 Archival research

5 Longitudinal and cross-sectional research

7 Personal application questions

Analyzing findings

1 Correlational research

2 Correlation does not indicate causation

3 Illusory correlations

4 Causality: conducting experiments and using the data

5 The experimental hypothesis

6 Designing an experiment

7 Independent and dependent variables

8 Selecting and assigning experimental participants

9 Issues to consider

10 Interpreting experimental findings

11 Reporting research

12 Reliability and validity

14 Personal application questions

Source: OpenStax, Psychology. OpenStax CNX. Feb 03, 2015 Download for free at https://legacy.cnx.org/content/col11629/1.5

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