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Research in Social Psychology - Coggle Diagram
Research in Social Psychology
Hypothesis & theories formulation
in Social Psychology
Prediction
Ideas for the studies
Earlier theories & research
Researcher's dissatisfaction of existing theories
Personal observation
Develop from curiosity
Research design
Observational method
Description
Ethnography
Archival analysis
Limitations of this method
Describe without explanation
Certain behavior is limited to be observed
Correlational method
Prediction
Survey
Correlation coefficient
Advantages
Judge relationship behavior that is difficult to
observe
Results gained are representative of the whole
population
Disadvantages
The causes of social behavior is not well explained
Experimental method
Causality
Variables
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Internal validity
Extraneous variable
Confounding variable
External validity
Advantages
Easy to control
Minimize extraneous variable
Results are precise
It can be combined with other research method
Disadvantages
Time-consuming
Does not provide an actual explanation
Participants can be influenced by their current situation
There may be ethical or practical problems with variable control
Ethical issues
Informed consent
Debriefing
Deception