RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION
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Naturalistic observation
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Case study
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Experimental method
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correlational study
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. Professor Garcia would like to study parental spanking and aggressive behavior in children. The experimental method would not be feasible because of ethical problems associated with trying to manipulate the spanking variable.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following is the most likely reason that a researcher studying aggressiveness of children would choose to use naturalistic observation? Naturalistic observation is the preferred method when moral and ethical limitations apply to the topic under investigation.
Detailed explanation-3: -In his important research on aggression, Albert Bandura demonstrated that children learned new aggressive behaviors by observing aggressive models (Bandura, 1973).
Detailed explanation-4: -Psychodynamic psychology focuses on unconscious drives and the potential to improve lives through psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. The social-cultural approach focuses on the social situation, including how cultures and social norms influence our behaviour.