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Methodology of Aggression

How to study Aggression? Real-world Advantages Naturally occurring No experimenter bias Disadvantages Dangerous Unethical No cause-and-effect Laboratory Advantages – flip side of above Disadvantages – flip side of above

Can we ask about aggression? Archival Advantage Bias free - experimenter Disadvantage Bias – original purpose/coder Not collected for researchers purpose Verbal (self, other, personality, state, trait) Advantage Bias free (subject) if unaware, no social desirability Measuring what is inappropriate, culturally discouraged Disadvantage Bias from respondent can occur

Can we observe aggression? Naturalistic Observations Advantages Actual aggression Naturally occurring context Disadvantages Not very common Need to eliminate research bias Difficult to code Naturalistic INTERACTIONS Advantages Same as above Disadvantages No longer same as above But now… Ethical?

Do we need causation? Causation? Laboratory Observations Behavior Verbal Pain – five senses

Experiment

Correlation v. Causation Depressed MoodImpaired Sleep Depressed MoodImpaired Sleep Family Conflict Depressed MoodImpaired Sleep Cause?

Apply what we have learned Does watching violent TV make children aggressive? How would you conduct a correlational study testing this research question? How would you conduct an experimental study testing this research questions?

Do we need causation? Causation? Laboratory Observations Behavior Verbal Pain – five senses