casual observation

observe the daily things you come in contact with

Applied Research

research studies that are intended to answer practical questions or solve practical problems

Basic Research

theoritical questions
basic research or applied research

Basic Research

research studies that are intended to answer theoretical questions or gather knowledge simply for the sake of new knowledge

Basic Research

problem solving strategies to see if article is correct

Primary Source

a firsthand report of observation or research results written by the individual(s) who actually conducted the research and made the observations
ex. empirical

Secondary source

a description or summary of another person's work, written by someone who did not participate in the research or observation
author discuss someone else's observations

Secondary source

drawback is no detailed information

general familiarity

the purpose of a literature search

subject words

used to identify and describe the variables in the study and the characteristics

Databases

computerized cross referencing tools that focuses on an individual topic area (such as psychology)

Abstract

a brief summary of the publication, usually about 100 words

Title

concise statement

Introduction

section of research paper that discuss previous research that forms the foundation for the current research study

Discussion

section of the research paper where the author presents ideas for the future research

Method section

section of the research paper that presents details on how the research was conducted

results section

section of the research paper that reports the present summary of the data and statistical analysis

reference

the section of the research paper that is at the end of the article that lists all of the publications that were cited in the text