Research Methods

Research design and implementation.

a. Aims and hypotheses (including the generation of appropriate aims; the formulation of different types of the experimental/alternative hypothesis(directional/nondirectional)).
b. Experimental design: independent groups, repeated measures and
matched participants. The design of naturalistic observations, questionnaires and interviews.
c. Factors associated with research design, including the operationalisation of the IV/DV; conducting pilot studies; control of extraneous variables; ways of assessing and improving reliability and internal and external validity. Ethical issues associated with research design and ways of dealing with them.
d. The selection of participants including random, opportunity and volunteer sampling.
e. The relationship between researchers and participants (including demand characteristics and investigator effects).

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