Module 2: PSYC 140 : Module 2 Study Guide:Latest Updated A+ Score Guide Solution

Longitudinal Design: following individuals over a long period of time, multiple assessment points o Advantages • Able to collect information on development in real time • Enables researches to determine if observations are due to development change or something inherent in individual • Can see what changes vs. what stays the same in the individual o Disadvantages • Time consuming • Many resources • Hard for subjects to commit multiple years or decades of their life Cross-Sectional Study: Compare different age groups at same time o Not followed over time, does not observe development - just current state o More time efficient o Participants less likely to drop out Longitudinal + cross-sectional may be combined 1. Naturalistic Observation a. Adv - natural behavior b. Dis - can only observe behaviors, not thoughts 2. Case Study - more detailed than observation a. Direct observation AND interview 3. Survey/Interview a. Anonymous/in person b. Ask about attitudes, opinions, behavior frequencies c. Dis - people may not be being truthful 4. Correlation Research - how 2 things relate together a. Degree of relation = how strong correlation is b. Positive relationship: both variables increase together c. Negative/Inverse relationship: one variable increases, another decreases 5. Experiments - a research design with controlled settings, participants, and variables with one manipulated factor a. Treatment study: manipulated variable is treatment (none, drug, therapy) where individuals are randomly assigned