Psy206-1004A-101

Aspects of Psychology Unit 1 IP1

Kevin J. Penn

September 10, 2010

American InterContinental University Online

Abstract

The following compares and contrast of Naturalistic Obersavation and Correlational research. Which includes the research techniques reliability and validity strengths and weakness and generalizability.

There are many different ways of collecting information and data to compare different types of things that happen from the past, present and to help predict the future. The research methods that I have compared are Naturalistic observation and Correlational research method. Like any thing else that they are more than one way of obtaining something there are differences and similarities that researchers can use to help them obtain their objective.

The correlational research method is one in which the facts are utilizes facts to form links with an assortment of dependent variables. In most cases it is the one that is used first to give a basis before experiments can begin. There are three types of correlational research, observational, survey, and archival (Schmidt, 2000). Observational research includes items that can be tangibly recorded, for example, reporting for work and production. Survey research refers to the statistics that can be found by questioning subjects; for example, comparing the associations between couples who live together and divorce rates (Schmidt, 2000). Archival research deals with finding correlations between information that has been stored over a period of time; for example, a researcher may examine the connection the crime rate and the state of the economy (Schmidt, 2000). Once any one or any combinations of this type of research have been completed they are then evaluated, and the information that was gathered placed from left to right on a linear graph.