KIN 3982 Study Guide - Spring 2019, Comprehensive Final Exam Notes - Communications Protocol, Random Assignment, Focus Group
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Do we study research methods: to be a decision maker in your field, to conduct research on the job, to make lifestyle decisions, to analyze research for coursework. How do we "know" things: through personal experiences, through the authority of others, through research. The role of theory in research: what is a theory, a unified explanation of observations, a general rule or principle that describes, explains, and predicts phenomena. Self-determination theory: everyone is motivated by three things, autonomy, self-confidence, how we appear, competence, knowledge, relatedness, how we relate to the people around us. The goal of research methods is to eliminate bias. Types of bias: confirmation bias, choosing information that fits with existing beliefs, availability bias, choosing most recent information or what comes to mind. Experimental, non-experimental, and casual-comparative studies: control group: no treatment, experimental group: receives treatment, random assignment of participants, eliminates bias. Blind experiment: subject is not sure, research knows.
