PSYC 208 Lecture Notes - School Bullying, Research Question, E.G. Time
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Five research methods method selected affects your findings. Chapter 1: lecture template (1 of 2: case study. A method that involves obtaining an in-depth analysis of a single case for example - a single individual, school, private/public corporation or institution, a geographical place, etc. (n=1) Designed to describe better (really depends on research goal) Only study that reveals deep, rich details. More popular now because we don"t focus solely on generalizing. Poor/lack of generalizability of findings to others not confident that what you find in one case applies to other cases. Not a well-respected method (people only point out problems: observational study. A method that involves observing people, animals, or any phenomenon. Naturalistic studies involve observing things in their natural or unaltered environment (to maximize ecological validity or the authenticity of data). Very time consuming have to sift through irrelevant footage: e. g. Observing high school bullying you cannot set up a situation to purposely cause bullying.
