methodology of aggression. how to study aggression? real-world advantages naturally occurring no...
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Can we ask about aggression? Archival Advantage Bias free - experimenter Disadvantage Bias – original purpose/coder Not collected for researchers purpose Verbal (self, other, personality, state, trait) Advantage Bias free (subject) if unaware, no social desirability Measuring what is inappropriate, culturally discouraged Disadvantage Bias from respondent can occurTRANSCRIPT
Methodology of Aggression
How to study Aggression?• Real-world
• Advantages• Naturally occurring• No experimenter bias
• Disadvantages• Dangerous• Unethical• No cause-and-effect
• Laboratory• Advantages – flip side of above• Disadvantages – flip side of above
Can we ask about aggression?• Archival
• Advantage • Bias free - experimenter
• Disadvantage• Bias – original purpose/coder• Not collected for researchers purpose
• Verbal (self, other, personality, state, trait)• Advantage
• Bias free (subject) if unaware, no social desirability• Measuring what is inappropriate, culturally discouraged
• Disadvantage• Bias from respondent can occur
Can we observe aggression?• Naturalistic Observations
• Advantages• Actual aggression• Naturally occurring context
• Disadvantages• Not very common• Need to eliminate research bias• Difficult to code
• Naturalistic INTERACTIONS• Advantages
• Same as above• Disadvantages
• No longer same as above• But now… Ethical?
Do we need causation?• Causation?
• Laboratory Observations• Behavior• Verbal• Pain – five senses
Experiment
Correlation v. Causation
Depressed Mood Impaired Sleep
Depressed Mood Impaired Sleep
Family Conflict
Depressed Mood Impaired Sleep
Cause?
Cause?
Cause?
Cause?
Apply what we have learned
• Does watching violent TV make children aggressive?• How would you conduct a correlational study
testing this research question? • How would you conduct an experimental study
testing this research questions?
Do we need causation?• Causation?
• Laboratory Observations• Behavior• Verbal• Pain – five senses