Chapter 2: Research Design Explained

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Visualize the material by looking at this concept map. A diagram to help you answer the question: Which validity or validities you need? A diagram to help you understand what the validities are, what obstacles are there to achieving each validity, and how each validity can be achieved. Do this crossword puzzle. Answer these questions about a claim Review validity by considering the validity questions that good detectives should ask	Test yourself on the key terms using one or more of these three quick matching tools Quick matching test Drag and drop matching game Flashcards	Do not be fooled by popular therapies such as facilitated communication and therapeutic touch. See how scientific thinking is mentally healthy thinking. Scientific thinking and dealing with COVID. Being a critical thinker.	Help with answering the end-of-chapter exercises
Review the material by Reading a chapter summary Studying this "Chapter at a glance"-- the chapter summarized in one table-- and then taking this quiz over that table. Being able to answer these key questions Testing yourself on the chapter objectives Review definitions of the key terms Be sure you know what is-and what isn't--a construct Be sure you can answer these review questions before taking a quiz or exam over Chapter 2.	Take some practice quizzes.	To learn more about IRBs, getting IRB approval for research, and the ethical issues in conducting research, click on this "Ethics" link. To understand how to do research with non-human animals in an ethical way, look at APA's (2022) Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Nonhuman Animals in Research
Review the difference between random sampling and random assignment Understand the challenge of establishing internal validity from nonexperimental data by playing detective in this short story. Study Chapter 2's slogans and take-home lessons	Do some interactive end-of-chapter exercises (multiple-choice format) dealing with validity Set A Set B Fill out an interactive table to show you understand the three validities	To learn how you could randomly assign participants, see pages 693-694 of your text or use the link below Research Randomizer
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