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  2. Forty Studies That Changed Psychology - Wikipedia

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    Forty Studies was reviewed by the American Psychological Association after the publication of its second edition in 1995. [2] It has become a well-known textbook in psychology [3] and has received peer-reviewed approval by the Society for the Teaching of Psychology's Project Syllabus [4] for use in both lower-level [5] [6] and upper-level courses. [7]

  3. Research question - Wikipedia

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    A mixed study [43] integrates both qualitative and quantitative studies, so the writer's research must be directed at determining the why or how and the what, where, or when of the research topic. Therefore, the writer will need to craft a research question for each study required for the assignment.

  4. Abstract (summary) - Wikipedia

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    An abstract is a brief summary of a research article, thesis, review, conference proceeding, or any in-depth analysis of a particular subject and is often used to help the reader quickly ascertain the paper's purpose. [1]

  5. Middletown studies - Wikipedia

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    The second study only used one-tenth of the number of researchers used in the first, and as a result, it is not considered as in-depth as the first one. [citation needed] Also, the second study is not as neutral as the first. [citation needed] The authors openly attack the "business class" and cite theorists such as Thorstein Veblen.

  6. Research design - Wikipedia

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    There are many ways to classify research designs. Nonetheless, the list below offers a number of useful distinctions between possible research designs. A research design is an arrangement of conditions or collection. [5] Descriptive (e.g., case-study, naturalistic observation, survey) Correlational (e.g., case-control study, observational study)

  7. Literature review - Wikipedia

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    A good literature review has a proper research question, a proper theoretical framework, and/or a chosen research methodology. It serves to situate the current study within the body of the relevant literature and provides context for the reader. In such cases, the review usually precedes the methodology and results sections of the work.

  8. Empirical research - Wikipedia

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    The result of empirical research using statistical hypothesis testing is never proof. It can only support a hypothesis, reject it, or do neither. These methods yield only probabilities. Among scientific researchers, empirical evidence (as distinct from empirical research) refers to objective evidence that appears the same regardless of the ...

  9. Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study

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    The study is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, a consortium of UK Government departments and the British Academy. Understanding Society is led by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) [2] at the University of Essex. As a panel survey, Understanding Society is a form of longitudinal study. The survey consists of ...