Research Methods

Subjects that are seen or recorded in their typical/natural environment without trying to manipulate and control the situation

• Case Study
• Survey of Nature
• Nature Observation
• Naturalistic Observation

What is a downfall to Naturalistic Observation?

• It is subject to opinion
• Can study events that would be Unethical in an experiment
• Real-world context
• Shows natural behaviors

Obtain large samples of abilities, beliefs, or behaviors at a specific time and place

• Survey
• Experiment
• Large Sample
• Case Study

What is a key factor about a Case Study?

• Subject to opinion
• Studies multiple people
• They can be replicated
• They can't be replicated

A research project designed o discover the degree to which 2 variables are related to each other

• Experiment
• Correlation
• Quasi Experiment
• Illusory Correlation

This method investigates one individual, small group or community.

• Overt Observation

• Close-ended Questionnaire

• Case Study

• Laboratory Experiment

A researcher looking for gender differences in 3-year-olds observes a preschool class and records how many minutes children of each gender play with the dolls. She then compares the two sets of numbers. Which type of descriptive research is she conducting?

• case study

• experiment

• naturalistic observation

• random sample method

• survey

In a test of the effect of caffeine on math performance, research participants take either a caffeine pill or a placebo and then, 30 minutes later, complete a timed algebra test. This is an example of

• correlational research

• a naturalistic observation

• a case study

• an experiment

In order to determine whether hours spent planning lessons decreases as teachers become more experienced, researchers would probably do

• case study research

• experimental research

• correlational research

• naturalistic observation

In 1848, Phineas Gage, a railroad construction foreman, survived when an explosion drove an iron rod through his head, damaging the functioning of the frontal lobes of his brain. This instance provided evidence that the frontal lobe plays a role in personality and behavior. Researchers have continued to study Gage's brain to better understand this link. Which research method is being used?

• experiment

• case study

• survey

• correlation