Exam 3: Research Methods in the Study of Developmental Psychopathology

Dr.Touchyfeely wishes to examine the connections between feelings and writing in a diary.He reads participants diaries and asks them to describe how they feel.This research is most reflective of:

The survey method is usually used within the context of:

The researcher manipulates the ___________variable (such as proving a new therapy) and then measures the___________variable (such as psychological symptoms).

Researchers who wish to study rare behaviors (such as selective mutism) that have not been studied extensively are most likely to use what research design?

Random assignment is used in which type of research methodology?

Based on the controversy discussed in your book about a review article on the effects of child abuse, which of the following statements is most CORRECT?

Dr.Eager wishes to study the effectiveness of a new type of child therapy.With parent and child permission, he randomly assigns children half the children to receive the new treatment and half of the children to receive the standard treatment.He then measures emotional/behavioral problems before and after the 10-week treatment.In this scenario, the treatment is the:

Describe the research process from start to finish.

Dr.Know is a well-respected researcher who investigates the connections between family dynamics and eating disorders.She wishes to recruit a sample of high school students who would complete a series of questionnaires.Dr.Know needs to:

Give an example of a research study that uses an experimental design.Be sure to include a specific independent variable and a specific dependent variable.

Research that is not empirically driven and that focuses more on the experience of the participants is called:

Based on the classic study of aggression in childhood (where some children observed an adult playing aggressively with a Bobo doll), what did Dr.Albert Bandura discover about children's aggression?

The ethical guidelines presented in your textbook are from the:

Twin studies and adoption studies are used in what type of research?

Discuss the pros and cons of four different research methodologies.

The quasi-experimental design is used most often when:

Programmatic research occurs when:

When researchers collect data, analyze data, and draw conclusions based on objective and numerical data, it is called:

The most salient strength of using an experimental design is:

Describe the following research designs and give an example of each: Correlational design, case study, and quasi-experimental design.