Approaches to Research I

Define quantitative methods.

• the investigation of open-ended material and narratives by researchers or raters who describe dominant themes that emerge in the data.

• a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.

• a type of non-experimental research method in which a researcher measures two variables, understands and assesses the statistical relationship between them with no influence from any extraneous variable.

• the investigation of data empirically using numerical variables.

Define qualitative methods.

• the investigation of open-ended material and narratives by researchers or raters who describe dominant themes that emerge in the data.

• a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.

• a type of non-experimental research method in which a researcher measures two variables, understands and assesses the statistical relationship between them with no influence from any extraneous variable.

• the investigation of data empirically using numerical variables.

Define experiments.

• the investigation of open-ended material and narratives by researchers or raters who describe dominant themes that emerge in the data.

• a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.

• a type of non-experimental research method in which a researcher measures two variables, understands and assesses the statistical relationship between them with no influence from any extraneous variable.

• the investigation of data empirically using numerical variables.

Define field experiments.

• designed a lot like a true experiment except that the participants are not randomly assigned to experimental groups

• one in the everyday (i.e. real life) environment of the participants. The experimenter still manipulates the independent variable, but in a real-life setting (so cannot really control extraneous variables).

• a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.

• conducted in the everyday (i.e. real life) environment of the participants, but here the experimenter has no control over the independent variable as it occurs naturally in real life. ... Limitation: There is no control over extraneous variables that might bias the results.

Define quasi-experiments.

• designed a lot like a true experiment except that the participants are not randomly assigned to experimental groups

• one in the everyday (i.e. real life) environment of the participants. The experimenter still manipulates the independent variable, but in a real-life setting (so cannot really control extraneous variables).

• a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.

• conducted in the everyday (i.e. real life) environment of the participants, but here the experimenter has no control over the independent variable as it occurs naturally in real life. ... Limitation: There is no control over extraneous variables that might bias the results.

Define natural experiments.

• designed a lot like a true experiment except that the participants are not randomly assigned to experimental groups

• one in the everyday (i.e. real life) environment of the participants. The experimenter still manipulates the independent variable, but in a real-life setting (so cannot really control extraneous variables).

• a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.

• conducted in the everyday (i.e. real life) environment of the participants, but here the experimenter has no control over the independent variable as it occurs naturally in real life. ... Limitation: There is no control over extraneous variables that might bias the results.

Define correlational studies.

• a type of non-experimental research method in which a researcher measures two variables, understands and assesses the statistical relationship between them with no influence from any extraneous variable.

• done in the everyday (i.e. real life) environment of the participants. The experimenter still manipulates the independent variable, but in a real-life setting (so cannot really control extraneous variables).

• are in-depth investigations of a single person, group, event or community. Typically, data are gathered from a variety of sources and by using several different methods

• a research method commonly used by psychologists and other social scientists. This technique involves observing involves studying the spontaneous behavior of participants in natural surroundings. The researcher simply records what they see in whatever way they can.

Define case studies.

• conducted in the everyday (i.e. real life) environment of the participants, but here the experimenter has no control over the independent variable as it occurs naturally in real life. ... Limitation: There is no control over extraneous variables that might bias the results.

• a type of non-experimental research method in which a researcher measures two variables, understands and assesses the statistical relationship between them with no influence from any extraneous variable.

• are in-depth investigations of a single person, group, event or community. Typically, data are gathered from a variety of sources and by using several different methods

• the specific method a researcher uses to collect, analyze, and interpret data.

Define naturalistic observations.

• a research method commonly used by psychologists and other social scientists. This technique involves observing involves studying the spontaneous behavior of participants in natural surroundings. The researcher simply records what they see in whatever way they can.

• a type of non-experimental research method in which a researcher measures two variables, understands and assesses the statistical relationship between them with no influence from any extraneous variable.

• are in-depth investigations of a single person, group, event or community. Typically, data are gathered from a variety of sources and by using several different methods

• the specific method a researcher uses to collect, analyze, and interpret data.

Define interview.

• a research method commonly used by psychologists and other social scientists. This technique involves observing involves studying the spontaneous behavior of participants in natural surroundings. The researcher simply records what they see in whatever way they can.

• a type of non-experimental research method in which a researcher measures two variables, understands and assesses the statistical relationship between them with no influence from any extraneous variable.

• are in-depth investigations of a single person, group, event or community. Typically, data are gathered from a variety of sources and by using several different methods

• a directed conversation in which a researcher, therapist, clinician, employer, or the like intends to elicit specific information from an individual.