Experimental Research Design 2011 The effects of an antidepressant medication on reducing symptoms of Major Depressive Disorders in males and females‚ ages 18 – 25‚ who have been diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorders and live in Pinellas County‚ Florida. Major Depressive Disorders is based on the patient’s self-reported experiences‚ behavior reported by relatives or friends‚ and a mental status examination. With the variety of antidepressant medications and the ranges of doses‚ it becomes
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RELATOR‚ RUE BERYL DS. DEFINITION OF RESEARCH Research has been defined in a number of different ways. * A broad definition of research is given by Martyn Shuttleworth - "In the broadest sense of the word‚ the definition of research includes any gathering of data‚ information and facts for the advancement of knowledge." * Another definition of research is given by Creswell who states - "Research is a process of steps used to collect and analyze information to increase our understanding
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Methods Paper The two scenarios explained in the prompt given are examples of both experimental and correlational studies. These being the main two methods of psychological study‚ it’s important to be able to understand and analyze all of the significant information in either situation. In the first example‚ a researcher begins her study by forming a hypothesis – or an educated guess or assumption which an experiment can be based from. The hypothesis for Study 1 considers the idea that students
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Natural observation is used when researchers are looking for a particular behavior but this can be a very time consuming method of research. The researcher has no guarantee that he or she will witness the particular behavior he or she is looking for. The second methodology used in gaining qualitative and quantitative data is the survey method. The survey method is a method that polls or questions a large group of people on a particular subject. Researchers do have to trust participants and hope
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Melany Fava Section 1: Descriptive Research Study Design 1a. What topic are you proposing to describe? Dieting in Weymouth High School students. 2a. Which approach to psychology would be most interested in describing this topic? Social 3a. Which of the three descriptive research methods will you use? Survey 4a. Thoroughly describe how you will design this research study with specific attention to sampling‚ wording-effect and various biases when applicable. I will create a 10-question
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ignore all the blinking and flashing lights from all the carnival rides just a couple feed away from me. While listening to the thousands of people cheer the fireworks on. The beautiful town known as Clear Lake is the town I am talking about. Some people may think differently but the 4th of July in Clear Lake‚ IA is one of the best place on earth. It’s just something about this town on the 4th of July makes me happy. The day started out a little different than most‚ I stayed at my best friend’s house
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submitted in each course must be the Learner’s own. This includes all assignments‚ exams‚ term papers‚ and other projects required by the faculty mentor. The known submission of another person’s work represented as that of the Learner’s without properly citing the source of the work will be considered plagiarism and will result in an unsatisfactory grade for the work submitted or for the entire course‚ and may result in academic dismissal. | | RSH9102E | Mentor: Ralph Lee | | | Research Design
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NOTES BASED ON RESEARCH METHODOLOGY BY WELMAN‚ KRUGER AND MITCHELL‚ 3RD EDITION. THE AIMS OF RESEARCH Research is a process that involves obtaining scientific knowledge by means of various objective methods and procedures. The term objective indicates that these methods and procedures do not rely on personal feelings or opinions and that the specific methods are used at each stage of the research process. These methods include procedures for drawing samples (e.g. simple random sampling)‚ measuring
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Major Characteristics of Survey Research * Most surveys possess three basic characteristics: (1) the collection of information (2) from a sample (3) by asking questions‚ in order to describe some aspects of the population of which the sample is a part. The Purpose of Survey Research * The major purpose of all surveys is to describe the characteristics of a population. * Rarely is the population as a whole studied‚ however. Instead‚ a sample is surveyed and a description of the population
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PSY 225 Research Methods Spring 2013 Review Sheet Exam 1 CHAPTER 1 Why is the methods course believed to provide a “foundation” for other psychology courses? Hint: process vs. content. A methods course teaches a process (of doing research) that applies to other content courses. How do research psychologists use the terms determinism and objectivity? +Determinism= the idea that events‚ including psychological ones‚ have causes statistical determinism= events can be predicted‚ but only
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