Research Methods-How Science Works

Question 1

Step 1:

Answer 1

Makes observations of things in the world.

Question 2

Step 2:

Answer 2

Produce an explanation and a testable hypothesis:

   - why does that happen...
   - what makes them do that...
   - does everyone behave in the same way?

Question 3

Step 3:

Answer 3

Devise a study to test the hypothesis objectively:

    - experiment
    - interview
    - questionnaire 
    - correlation analysis
    - case study
    - naturalistic observation

Question 4

Step 4:

Answer 4

Conclusions used to refine the explanation.