CheckPoint Research Methods Appendix B

Week 1 Day 5 Axia College Material

Appendix B

Complete the following chart. The first column shows the name of a research method used in psychology. In the second column, write a brief description of that research method. In the third column, provide a situation when this method could be applied.

Research Method	Description	Application
Scientific method	This is an organized way that scientists use to test ideas and test out theories.	Any type of research would be a good situation for this method.
Case study method	A method of research based on a carefully drawn biography.	I would think a situation this would go with is maybe an aptitude test, of any type of tests that would find out all about a person.
Survey method	Basically, gathering information.	I could go door to door, and have a questionnaire that I would ask people. Or maybe a NHSLS survey?
Naturalistic observation method	Observing people in their natural habitats.	I do this daily already. Sit back and watch people in their environment.
Correlation method	A scientific way to study the relationship between two variables.	I think this is more of a number. I think a situation this could be applied is when two things like stress and health.
Experimental method	to determine cause-and-effect relationships	Testing any type of hypothesis would be a great example in this situation.