Summary Experimental design introduction

PSYC 301
EXPERIMENTAL
RESEARCH
DESIGN
LECTURE 1

,• Learning objectives of this section:
– Define experimental research,
– Describe when and how experimental research is
used,
– Provide examples of appropriate use of experimen
research strategies and designs and consider
important concepts.

, OVERVIEW OF TOPICS
TEXTBOOK: Gravetter, F. J. & Forzano, L. B. (2012). Research Method
for the Behavioral Sciences. (4th Edition). Belmont, CA : Wadsworth
Topics:
1) Introduction, Research strategies and validity (Ch6)
2) Experimental research strategy (Ch7)
3) Experimental designs: Between subject designs (Ch8)
4) Experimental designs: Within subject designs (Ch9)
5) The Non-experimental and quasi-experimental strategies (Ch10
6) Factorial designs (Ch11)
7) Correlational research (Ch 12)

, RESEARCH STRATEGY (CH6)
• What is a Research Strategy?
– A research strategy is a general approach to research
determined by the kind of question/s that the research
study hopes to answer.
• Quantitative research seeks to answer questions related to
variables, as well as the relationships between them.