Psy 210 Appendix B

Associate Level Material

Appendix B

Complete the following chart. The first column shows the name of a research method used in psychology. In the second column, write a brief description of that research method. In the third column, provide a situation when this method could be applied.

|Research Method |Description |Application |

|Scientific method |Scientific method is when psychologists |A situation in which this can be applied is|

| |observe and gather information. |when a psychologist observes and gathers |

| | |information on why certain groups of people|

| | |act a certain way, while another group acts|

| | |a different way. |

|Case study method |Case study method is when psychologists |A situation in which this can be applied is|

| |study a particular thing in depth. |when a psychologist is studying someone |

| | |with a certain illness. They are given |

| | |tests, interviewed, and examined in an |

| | |effort to determine what their illness is. |

|Survey method |Survey method is a method in which |A situation in which this is applied would |

| |psychologists give patients a survey in...