University:
College
Course:
College Psychology
Academic year:

2024
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195

Pages:

1
Author:

Valerie P.

Types of Research Applied Research Research designed to solve practical problems Generally conducted outside the laboratory. Applied research has designed programs for conflict resolution and counseling for perpetrators and victims of violence. It also has generated important safety and design improvements in automobiles, airplanes, stovetop burner arrangements, and even cell phones and computer keypads. Meets the goal of change Important Terms! Hypothesis Specific, testable prediction about how one factor, or variable, is related to another Operational Definition Precise description of how the variables in a study will be observed and measured • For example, drug abuse might be operationally defined as "the number of missed workdays due to excessive use of an addictive substance") Statistical Significance Statistical statement of how likely it is that a study's result occurred merely by chance