FRHD 1010 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Leg Before Wicket, Chamomile, Dendrite

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1010
• Professor: Susan Chuang

Document Summary

Scientific observation: a method of testing a hypothesis by unobtrusively watching and recording participants" behaviour in a systematic and objective manner. This is usually in a natural setting, in a laboratory, or in searches of archival data. The experiment: a research method in which the researcher tires to determine the cause-and- effect relationship between two variables my manipulating one (the independent variable) and then observing and recording the ensuing changes in the other (the dependent variable) Independent variable: in an experiment, the variable that is introduced to see what effect is has on the dependent variable. Dependent variable: in an experiment, the variable that may change as a result of whatever new condition or situation the experimenter adds (dependent on the independent variable). The survey: a research method in which information is collected form a large number of people by interviews, written questionnaires, or some other means.