Introduction to Psychology methodology

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Psychology
- Human mind and behaviour study
  - psyche = soul/Life Logia= study
- Research is the main process used in psychology
  - Research is investigative study using collected data
Methods used in research
- Research is the main process used in psychology
  - Research is investigative study using collected data
- 1.Experiment Investigation using cause & effect on variables
  - a) Field Experiment. Natural environ
  - b) Natural Experiment
  - c) Lab Experiment: Controlled variables
- 3.Case study: Depth investigation in single instance /unit a person
- 2.Self Report
  - a) Questionnaire : Written questions seeking information
    - Likerty Scale: Based on a scale of like to dislike
    - Closed Questions: Restrictive answer statements
    - Rating Scale: Based on numerical scale
    - Open Questions: Give room for participant to express themselves
  - b) Interview uses verbal questions to get info
    - Unstructured Interview: Not following any structure may depend on respondent answers.
    - Structured Interview: Structured limited questions following consistency
    - Semi Structured Interview: Additional questions not within the structure can added
- 4.Observation: watching human and animal behaviour
- 5.Correlations:Looks for a causal relationship between two measured variables

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