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| Attempt to explain an event or relationship. Must be testable and measurable. |
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| Something that cannot be experienced through our senses must be defined as this. It is the exact procedure to represent a concept and allow abstract ideas to be tested. |
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| Observe behavior in natural settings. Jane Goodall observed chimpanzees in Tanzania since 1960 using this method. |
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| Make measurements to discover relationships between events. Two factors of interest are measured then are used in a statistical technique to find how strong a connect there is. |
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| Use control to be non bias in ways such as randomization of group members in control or researched group. They take those groups and treat them identically except for the unknown factor used on the researched group to determine if it affects behavior. Can't be used to study mental disorders. |
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| Heavily relies on case studies as a way to investigate rare or usual problems or phenomena. |
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| Public polling techniques to answer psychological questions. Uses representative sampling to reflect a larger population. Accuracy avoids bias sampling. |
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