PSYC 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Informed Consent, Operationalization, Virtual Reality Therapy
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Goals of science: describe (survey, case history, predict (correlation, determine cause (experiment, control (experiment) Observational research design: watching behavior, often in a real-world setting, pros: Difficult to be unobtrusive: naturalistic observation: careful monitoring and description of humans and animals in natural settings. Example: dr. jane goodall"s long-term observation and recording of social organization and biological functioning of chimpanzees: case study: thorough description of a single event - most often an unusual or rare condition. Example: phineas gage whose bizarre, tragic accident taught neuroscientists much about the brain"s prefrontal cortex: surveys: studies of the prevalence of certain beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors, based on people"s responses to specific questions. Correlational studies: correlational research describes relationships between variables. Examples include: height, weight, socio-economic level, number of years of. Correlation coefficient: numeric index of the relationship"s strength and education direction. The higher the absolute value, the stronger the relationship. Negative (-) correlation is produced when one variable increases as the other decreases earned.
