psy 625 week 2

1. Methodology – it is simply and only one of these      a. quantitative – data driven, largely without the human, individual consideration.      b. qualitative – used for social – sciences where it is important to consider and understand the themes of human phenomena of the lived experience.      c. mixed method- desirable for social science since both methods are used. 2. Hypothesis – this is a measurable and testable statement of fact.      a. Research question – begin with a measurable and testable question. Example: Will the room temperature change if the room thermostat is changed?      b. Hypothesis statement from research question- change the question into a statement. Example: The room temperature will change if the room thermostat is changed. 3. Variables – the contributions of the research. These are simply stated in one sentence. Memorize this simple template and insert your information: If …(IV)… then …(DV). The IV is what will be manipulated in the research. The DV is the result of the manipulation. Example: If the room thermostat is changed, then the room temperature will change.      a. Independent (IV)      b. Dependent (IV) 4. Sudy design      a.  population selection

How will the study population be selected to represent what general population (quantitative).

How will the study population be selected. There is no attempt to make projections, but to understand the human phenomena of the population interviewed or observed. (Qualitative)      b.  demographics and description

Age, education, ethnics, culture, SES, gender, etc      c.  handling data

Protect risks, confidentiality, time frame, etc      e.  risks

All research must address this. Do not assume there are no risks. There is always something, emotionally, psychologically, physical.