Psych Research Methods
Descriptive research
Naturalistic Observation
Laboratory Observation
comes in two form live and control of the environment
control of environment
live
advantages
you get to see how they would naturally act in a environment they are use 2
disadvantages
they could respond different if they knew they where beoing sudied
Case Studies
a process or record of research in which detailed consideration is given to the development of a particular person, group, or situation over a period of time.
Experimental Research
Treatment
Treatments are like a way of trying to cure something by surgery, drugs, medicine .ect
Variables
Independent variable
Dependent variable
the dependent variable is the effect while the independent variable is the cause
Condition/Treatment
Experimental
with a experimental group there is a group that will recieve the drug or tested subject that is suppose to make them act different.
Control
the controlled group is the group that participates in the experiment under normal conditions with no added drugs
Sample
the sample has a lot of relevance to do with the population except the sample is taking a group of people or one person to do a experiment or treatment on.
Population
is the people being tested or studied .