EPSY 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Naturalistic Observation, Structured Interview, Cortisol

• School: UIC
• Department: Educational Psychology
• Course: EPSY 100
• Professor: Katsiaficas, Dalal C.

Document Summary

Scientific method: process of posing and answering questions by making careful and systematic observations and gathering information. Basic steps: identify research question to be studied and formulate hypotheses, gather information, summarize information and determine whether hypothesis is refuted, interpret summarized information, consider findings in light of other research studies, and share findings. Self-report: measures where person under study answers questions about his or her experiences, attitudes, opinions, beliefs, and behavior. Observational methods: collect and organize information based on watching and monitoring people"s behavior. Physiological measures: measure physiological indicators of cognition, emotion, and behavior. Case study: in-depth examinations of a single person (or small group of individuals) Correlations research: examines relations among measured characteristics, behaviors, and events. Experimental research: procedure that uses control determine causal relationships among variables. Independent variable: factor proposed to change the behavior under study. Experimental group: group whose experiences are manipulated by varying independent variable.