Unit 2
Learning objective
1. List and describe the basic steps of the scientific method, and discuss the challenge
researcher’s face in identifying variables for a particular study.
2. Describe scientific observation, surveys, and case studies as research methods, noting at
least one advantage (or strength) and one disadvantage (or weakness) of each.
3. Define what correlation means in science and offer examples of its use in the study of
human development.
4. Describe the components of an experiment, and discuss the main advantage and some
limitations of this research method.
5. Describe three basic research designs used by developmental psychologists to study
changes over time.
6. Discuss the code of ethics that should be followed by researchers in the field of
developmental psychology.Please use the following book/reference:
The Developing Person Through Childhood –Berger 8th Edition 978-1-319-06164-7
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