steps in research Flashcards
memorise and understand
step 1:
identify the research problem:
involves finding a reading relevant research articles. results and journals on the topic
step 2:
formulate a hypothesis:
create an educated guess on the information gathered
step 3:
design the method:
design the method that will be used to undertake the research. the research method determines how the researcher will test the hypothesis
step 4:
collect the data:
data collected procedures include controlled experiments, naturalistic observations, surveys, interviews and case studies
step 5:
analyse the data:
involves organising, summarising and representing raw data in a coherent and logical manner.
step 6:
interpret the results:
interpreting results involves forming conclusions about what the data show
step 7:
report the findings:
psychological research is conducted so that the results can be shared with other psychologists and researchers therefore, the final step in psychological research is reporting the data to others