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Unit 1 - Research Methodology

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Unit 2 - Biological Approach To Behaviour

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Unit 3 - Cognitive Approach To Behaviour

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Unit 4 - Sociocultural Approach To Behaviour

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Performing Arts

Unit 6 - Health psychology

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Unit 7 - Pyschology Of Human Relationships

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Unit 8 - Developmental psychology

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Unit 9 - Internal Assessment

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Unit 10 - The IB Curriculum - A Conceptual Model

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	<li>Can be split into two broad categories: quantitative and qualitative.</li>
	<li>Think of it like food: some prefer burgers (quantitative), while others go for the fine dining experience (qualitative).</li>
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	<li>Data comes in numbers, similar to how many bites are in a burger.</li>
	<li>Like in physics (remember Newton&#39;s laws of gravity?), it aims to find rules applicable to large groups, a bit like saying all burgers have buns, patties, and lettuce. This is called the nomothetic approach.</li>
	<li>Concepts in psychology, known as variables, are registered and quantified. Variables could be anything from the type of burger, the size, or the toppings.</li>
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	<li>Constructs are theoretical variables like happiness, aggression, or love, kind of like the taste of a burger - you can&#39;t see it, but you can define and experience it.</li>
	<li>Operationalization makes these constructs measurable. For example, if the construct is &#39;love for burgers&#39;, operationalization could be &#39;the number of burgers eaten in a week&#39;.</li>
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	<li>There are three: experimental, correlational, and descriptive.</li>
	<li>Experimental Studies: We have an Independent Variable (IV), like the type of sauce in a burger, and a Dependent Variable (DV), such as people&#39;s satisfaction with the burger. If the satisfaction changes with the sauce type, we can say the sauce &quot;caused&quot; the change.</li>
	<li>Correlational Studies: We&#39;re looking for connections without messing with variables. For example, does the amount of time a person spends talking about burgers correlate with their love for burgers? But remember, we can&#39;t say which causes the other - maybe they talk a lot about burgers because they love them, or maybe they love them because they talk about them so much!</li>
	<li>Descriptive Studies: Imagine doing a survey on how many people like chicken burgers over beef burgers. We&#39;re just describing the situation without looking for connections.</li>
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	<li>This is more like fine dining, where it&#39;s all about an in-depth experience.</li>
	<li>It delves into human experiences and interpretations, more like knowing why people love a particular dish.</li>
	<li>Data comes in the form of texts like interview transcripts or observation notes. Think of it like a food critic&#39;s notes on a new fancy restaurant.</li>
	<li>This approach is called the idiographic approach, focusing on deep understanding of specific cases instead of creating universal laws.</li>
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	<li>There are five main types: observation, interview, focus group, case study, and content analysis.</li>
	<li>Observation and interviews are like sitting in a restaurant and watching what people order, or asking them why they ordered it.</li>
	<li>Focus groups and case studies are like having a small group of people try a new dish and give their feedback, or studying how a single chef creates a new recipe.</li>
	<li>Content analysis is like reviewing all the comments on a food blog to get an idea about people&#39;s preferences and opinions.</li>
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And there you go! Research methods in psychology, explained using food. Who knew research could be so delicious? Remember, it&#39;s not about which is better, quantitative or qualitative. It&#39;s about picking the right tool for the job, like choosing between a burger flipper or a chef&#39;s knife. Happy studying!

Bite Into Psychology: Savory Secrets of Research Methods!

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Unit 1 - Research Methodology

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Quantitative research

From constructs to operationalization

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