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    This document describes several research methods and provides advantages and disadvantages of each. The methods discussed include naturalistic observation, case studies, surveys, experiments, cross-sectional studies, and longitudinal studies. For each method, a brief description is given along with key advantages and disadvantages to consider when determining the appropriate research approach.

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    This document describes several research methods and provides advantages and disadvantages of each. The methods discussed include naturalistic observation, case studies, surveys, experiments, cross-sectional studies, and longitudinal studies. For each method, a brief description is given along with key advantages and disadvantages to consider when determining the appropriate research approach.

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    RESEARCH IMPORTANT

    METHOD DESCRIPTION ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES CONSIDERATIONS

    NATURALISTIC It usually takes a long time to You would have to clear alot of
    It is a research method that You can see the real
    OBSERVATION reactions of different things, get an accurate record of these you schedule to be able to
    involves studing spontaneous
    behavior of participants in as well as they live their day things because you cant spend enough time watching
    natural surroundings. to day life. manipulate anything at all or it these things live.
    compromizes the experiment.

    CASE STUDY An intensive study about a


    You can really look into the You can find things out about Some of the people in these
    psychological traits of a specfic the thing or person presented in case studies are very messed
    person, group of people, or a
    person or thing, and study it the study that you don’t or at up pschologicaly, so don’t do
    unit.
    intensively. least didn’t want to know. anything that can possibly
    break them down

    SURVEY A method for collecting You can get the thoughts or People lie, so it can make the Make sure the survey is long
    information or data as reported opinions of a specific person test kind of unreliable. enough to be able to obtain an
    individuals. without having to go out and accurate reading.
    actually find it out for yourself.

    EXPERIMENT An investigation in which a Can help you understand the You ould have to do the Make sre to record everthing
    hypothesis is scientifically answer of your hypothesis, as experiment more than once to you discover, its all important in
    tested. well as lets you test it. be able to get an accurate its own way
    reading.

    CROSS-SECTIONAL Involves using different groups You can find out how similar or Can differ so much that you Make sure these two groups
    of people who differ in the different these two groups are. can’t go along with the are not too different, as well as
    variable of interest but share experiment withour re- too similar.
    other characteristics. evaluating.

    LONGITUDINAL A type of correlational research You can create an accurate Similar to Naturalistic Again, make sure you block off
    that involves looking at study of something because of Observation where it will take a enough time to be able to
    variables over an extended the amou t of time you spent prett long time to be able to get record the research earned.
    period of time. doing it. the results wanted.

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