Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences notes

These are the lecture notes on all of the material leading up to the one (and only) midterm exam in the course. Not one lecture was missed, so all of the information is there and ready for review! I received an A in this course thanks to these notes. :)

Notes from Chapter Five: Sampling From Populations. Covers the following... Why Do Researchers Select Samples? Subjects, Participants, and Sampling Methods Methods of Sampling: Non Probability Sampling Methods of Sampling: Probability Sampling Potential Biases in Sampling Ethics in Focus: Participant Pools

Notes from Chapter Six: Choosing a Research Design. Covers the following: Designing a Study to Answer a Question Experimental Research Design Quasi-Experimental Research Design Non Experimental Research Design Validity

These are the lecture notes containing material covered in the final exam. Not one lecture was missed, so all of the important information is there and ready for review! I received an A in this course, thanks to these notes. :)

Notes from Chapter Three: Research Ethics. Covers the following: Ethics in Behavioral Research The Need for Ethics Committees in Research Ethics in Focus: Examples from Psychology Human Participant Research: IRBs and the APA Code of Conduct Ethics in Focus: Anonymity and Confidentiality Animal Subject Research: IACUCs and the APA Code of Conduct Additional Ethical Considerations: Scientific Integrity

Notes from Chapter Two: Generating Testable Ideas. Covers the following: Generating Interesting and Novel Ideas Converting Ideas to Hypotheses and Theories Developing Your Idea: Deduction and Induction Performing a Literature Review Ethics in Focus: Giving Proper Credit The "3 Cs" of an Effective Literature Review Testing Your Idea: Confirmation and Disconfirmation Ethics in Focus: Publication Bias

Notes from Chapter One: Introduction to Scientific Thinking. Covers the following: Science as a Method of Knowing The Scientific Method Other Methods of Knowing The Goals of Science Approaches in Acquiring Knowledge Distinguishing Science from Pseudoscience

These are the key terms for the chapters covered in the final exam. Extracted directly from the textbook, they are right there and ready for review! I received an A in this course, thanks to these notes. :)

Notes from Chapter Two: Generating Testable Ideas. Covers the following: Generating Interesting and Novel Ideas Converting Ideas to Hypotheses and Theories Developing Your Idea: Deduction and Induction Performing a Literature Review Ethics in Focus: Giving Proper Credit The "3 Cs" of an Effective Literature Review Testing Your Idea: Confirmation and Disconfirmation Ethics in Focus: Publication Bias

Notes from Chapter Three: Research Ethics. Covers the following: Ethics in Behavioral Research The Need for Ethics Committees in Research Ethics in Focus: Examples from Psychology Human Participant Research: IRBs and the APA Code of Conduct Ethics in Focus: Anonymity and Confidentiality Animal Subject Research: IACUCs and the APA Code of Conduct Additional Ethical Considerations: Scientific Integrity

Notes from Chapter Six: Choosing a Research Design. Covers the following: Designing a Study to Answer a Question Experimental Research Design Quasi-Experimental Research Design Non Experimental Research Design Validity

Notes from Chapter One: Introduction to Scientific Thinking. Covers the following: Science as a Method of Knowing The Scientific Method Other Methods of Knowing The Goals of Science Approaches in Acquiring Knowledge Distinguishing Science from Pseudoscience

Notes from Chapter Five: Sampling From Populations. Covers the following... Why Do Researchers Select Samples? Subjects, Participants, and Sampling Methods Methods of Sampling: Non Probability Sampling Methods of Sampling: Probability Sampling Potential Biases in Sampling Ethics in Focus: Participant Pools

These are the lecture notes on all of the material leading up to the one (and only) midterm exam in the course. Not one lecture was missed, so all of the information is there and ready for review! I received an A in this course thanks to these notes. :)

These are the lecture notes containing material covered in the final exam. Not one lecture was missed, so all of the important information is there and ready for review! I received an A in this course, thanks to these notes. :)

These are the key terms for the chapters covered in the final exam. Extracted directly from the textbook, they are right there and ready for review! I received an A in this course, thanks to these notes. :)