Research Methods

  • Experimental method

  • Control of variables

  • Hypotheses

  • Experimental design

  • Laboratory and field experiments

  • Natural and quasi-experiments

  • Problems with experiments

  • Sampling

  • Ethical issues

  • Dealing with ethical issues

  • Observational techniques

  • Observational design

  • Self-report techniques

  • Self-report design

  • Correlations

  • Other research methods

  • Mathematical skills

  • Measures of central tendency and dispersion

  • Display of quantitative data and data distributions

  • Types of data

  • Introduction to statistical testing

  • Scientific process and peer review

  • Psychology and the economy

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