Psychology 2040A/B Lecture 1: Psych (2) week 2

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2040A/B
• Professor: Alexander Meyer

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This is tested to determine the accuracy of the theory. Sometimes one hypothesis is pitted against another to compare theories. Why learn about research strategies: we must be informed consumers of research need to know what is good research vs. crap role at some point in your life, whether its volunteer or paid work. Serve as a bridge from research to practice = evidence based practice: conduct your own research even if you don"t think you will, you may end up in a research. All research starts with a theory then we continue on and create a hypothesis . Research question: created when little or no theory exists, the question offers vital guidance to settle on research methods and designs: other times research tests a hypothesis from a single theory. These are the main ways we gather information on children: systematic observation naturalistic and structured, self-reports questionnaires and interviews, case studies single child, ethnography.