Research Methods-Professor Stern

Review Sheet for Test 1

Note: This is a topical guide. It is list of topics covered. It is not simply a list of terms to memorize.

It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of topics that may be covered. It does not cover topics that are in the text, but not discussed in class.

What is research

What is science

Empiricism

Scientific explanations

Theories

Hypotheses

Empirical Inquiry

Science and morality

Science and values

Ethics

Ethical problems in psychology

Institutional Review Boards

Ethical codes and principles of APA

Research with Animals and Drugs

Volunteer subjects

Discovery and justification

What is a good research question/idea

Sources of research ideas

Operational and theoretical definitions

Testing Common sense

Non-systematic observation

Replicating research

Correlational research

Experimental research

Correlational vs. experimental research

Why use correlational research

Demonstrations

Internal validity

External validity

Research Settings

Mundane realism

Experimental realism

Field experiments