1. Psychology: Day 5

2. Do Now From your memory or readings from last night, list and describe the steps of the scientific method. Turn in your case study to the In-Bin.

3. Objectives Identify and describe 5 types of research methods in psychology List the steps of the scientific method Differentiate between the independent and the dependent variable Explain the intent of a double blind experiment and a placebo

4. Methods of Research Naturalistic Observation Observe subjects in a natural setting without interfering Natural behavior Case Study Intensive investigation of one or more participants long-term observations, diaries, tests, interviews

5. Survey Interviews, questionnaires, or both asking many individuals a fixed set of questions Longitudinal Study Data is collected over a number of years Development time-consuming Cross-sectional Study Different age groups – same time – compare

6. Longitudinal vs. Cross-Sectional

7. “The real purpose of the scientific method is to make sure Nature hasn’t misled you into thinking you know something you don’t actually know.” Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, 1974

9. Independent Variable- the variable that is being manipulated or altered (the cause) Dependent Variable- the variable that is being measured (the effect)

10. Variable Practice

11. Psychological Experiments

12. Scientific Method Practice

13. Double-Blind Experiment Neither participants nor experiment knows which received medication keeps researcher unbiased Placebo effect change in illness/physical state from knowledge and perception of treatment believing it will have an effect fake medication

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15. Objectives Identify and describe 5 types of research methods in psychology List the steps of the scientific method Differentiate between the independent and the dependent variable Explain the intent of a double blind experiment and a placebo

16. Closing -Article Homework: 3 due by Monday