TYPES OF RESEARCH METHODS

1 ) The Experimental Design :- -it related to the experimental design .

- independent variable (IV) : could be controlled

( for example : we can increase or decrease in the dose )

- dependant variable : is the outcome and could be measured

-Randomly : mean that each member in group A or B has the chance to be in the
treatment or the control group .

-Placebo : when medication help to relieve a condition because the patient has faith
in its effect .
How can we avoid placebo effect ? by blind study

- Internal Validity (( ‫ )) الصدق الداخلي‬:

Become high if we determine the cause
( for example : the drug we used is the main cause for relieve )

-Standardization : is to structures all the experiment in clear form for all our subjects ,
and for future and other researcher experiments .

(2) Naturalistic Observation : usually used with children .

WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIORE ?

There are many , they overlap but no one is completely correct , some of them :-

A- STATISTICAL DEVIATION :
. ‫ أي انحراف عن الحصائيات المعتادة بزيادة أو نقصان‬-

B- SOCIAL NORMAL VIOLATION :

, ‫ أي تصرف يخالف العادات والتقاليد في مجتمع معين‬-
. ‫( في مجتمعات أخرى‬normal behavior )‫وقد يكون مقبول‬

C- DEVIATION FROM AN IDEAL :

. ‫ وهو حين يتصرف الشخص بشكل خاطئ ولكنه يعتقد أنه على صواب وغيره على خطأ‬-

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