How to translate Ideas into Hypotheses
Overview Materials Types of Variables Types of research McGuire Perspectivist Worksheets my Modified Worksheets Types of Variables Person x Situation Types of research Descriptive Relational Causal
Decision-Making How to brainstorm? Who is the decision-maker? How do Lab Groups function? How to determine authorship?
Types of Variables? Person Situation For integration of P x S, see Affect Behavior Cognition Physiology/biology Situation Social Intrapersonal Interpersonal Intergroup For integration of P x S, see http://www.psychwiki.com/wiki/Organizing_Framework
Types of Research? Descriptive Relational Causal Six Ws – who, what, where, when, why, how Relational Two or more variables Relationship can vary in strength, magnitude, direction, shape, etc. Moderators Causal "A-B-C” analysis: Antecedents-Behavior-Consequences Mediators