Examples of longitudinal study design:
Children asked about social groups at ages 10, 13, and 15.
Disadvantages to longitudinal studies:
Longer: more time and resources needed
Time commitment from participants (drop out)
Cross-sectional study
Compares different age groups at the sam...
PSYCH 140 Module 2, Portage
Examples of longitudinal study design:
Children asked about social groups at ages 10, 13, and 15.
Disadvantages to longitudinal studies:
Longer: more time and resources needed
Time commitment from participants (drop out)
Cross-sectional study
Compares different age groups at the same time.
Examples of cross-sectional study:
Three groups of children and teens who are asked about social groups.
Advantages of cross-sectional studies:
Faster and cheaper
Less likely to drop out
Disadvantages to cross-sectional studies:
Doesn't follow over time
Doesn't observe development
Types of research design:
1) Naturalistic Observation
2) Case Study
3) Survey
4) Correlation Research
5) Experiments
Naturalistic observation
Method where subject is observed in a natural location.
, Naturalistic observation example:
Observation at school, park, coffee shop
Pros/Cons to naturalistic observation:
P: observing natural behavior
C: only accessing behavior observed
Case study
Method involving direct observation and interviewing the participant in great
detail.
Pros/Cons to case studies:
P: receive detailed information
C: subjective and can generalize
Survey
a technique for ascertaining the self-reported attitudes or behaviors of a
particular group, usually by questioning a representative, random sample of
the group
Pros/cons of surveys:
P: efficient, involvement
C: self report measures
Correlation research
Statistics indicating degree and direction of relationship between variables.
Pros/cons of correlation research:
P: answers key questions
C: correlation does not equal causation
Example of correlation research:
Does number of friends increase with age?
Degree of relation
How strong the correlation is
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