types of reseaech methods

Question 1

descriptive

Answer 1

survey - asking “?’s”, know how common smth is

case studies - intense observation/testing of a single person/group, when smth is rare (ex. phineas gage)

Question 2

correlations

Answer 2

naturally occurring relationships among variables
- don’t control/manipulate, just measure & see if they’re related, no info causation
- can study variables that can’t be manipulated practically (height, sex, personality) or ethically

Question 3

experiments

Answer 3

type of conclusion you can draw from a study depends on the research design
- manipulate one (or more) variable while holding others constant

Question 4

ethics in research
willowbrook hepatitis study (1956-1965)

Answer 4

• children w/ severe mental disabilities
• infected children w/ hepatitis
• UNETHICAL

Question 5

PHS Syphilis Study (1932-1971)

Answer 5

• african americans infected with/ syphilis
• told participation was voluntary, don’t seek alternative treatment
• penicillin was an effective treatment, the subjects were not given penicillin
• blocking treatment, hurting
• ETHICAL PROBLEMS

Question 6

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Answer 6

• committee that oversees & approves research that involved human participants
• requires before you can conduct any research