Beh225 Appendix B

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Appendix B

Research Methods Matrix

A psychologist is planning to conduct a study that would examine pathological liars and the quality of their romantic relationships. You have been asked to provide the psychologist with a recommendation for which research method should be used to gather data on the pathological liars and their spouses.

Using the table below list each research method and its advantages and disadvantages for use in this study.

|Research Method |Advantages |Disadvantages |

|Naturalistic Observation |You first hand witness what is going on in |Someone else’s presence can alter your |

| |the person’s natural state. |desired results. |

|Case Study |More in depth study. Can yield better |Observer bias is a possible problem. |

| |results. |Cost/Time effective. |

|Survey |Large amount of info found cheap and quickly.|Accuracy solely relies on the willingness |

| | |of survey takers. |

|Correlational Research |Allow prediction of ones behavior. |Cannot draw conclusions between cause and |

| | |effect relationships. |

|Experimental Research |You control the experiments variables thus |Labs are artificial and always can cause |

| |giving researchers more abilities to conduct |bias results. |

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