PSYC 100 - Ch 2 "Psychological Research" Part 1

This episode focuses on the research methodology used in psychology, and a walk through of several descriptive methods. This was the audio portion of a narrated PowerPoint video based on the psychology 2e textbook from openstax.org.  Video Lecture with Captions and Time Stamps Textbook: https://openstax.org/details/books/psychology-2e  Content Index:  Why is research important?  Thinking critically/scientifically  Inductive v. deductive reasoning  Scientific Method, theory v. hypothesis  Approaches to research  case studies  observation  Surveys  archival research  longitudinal and cross sectional research  correlational research  correlation does not mean causation  Illusory Correlation & confirmation bias ——————— How to support the podcast: - Please share, follow/subscribe, and rate/review in your favorite podcast app. - Buy the Doc a cup of coffee! Thanks to our sponsor, BetterHelp (https://www.betterhelp.com/psychexplained) Visit our sponsor, BetterHelp, for 10% off your 1st month #sponsored #ad #mentalhealth #therapy Join our Discord Community for great Psych conversations! Email: [email protected] Twitter: @PSYCH_EXPLAINED Facebook Page Video Lectures --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psychexplained/support