Research Design in Psychology

Experimental Research and Designs INTRODUCTION The term experiment means an observation under controlled conditions as defined by Chapin. Experimental research - It may be defined as a research that leads researchers to arrive at some reliable and valid conclusions by establishing possible cause-effect relationships on the basis of a well planned and systematic observations under controlled conditions. Experimental research is mainly aimed at establishing the possible cause and effect relationship CERTAIN PROCESSES INVOLVED IN AN EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH 1.      The fundamental goal of an experimental research is to establish a causal (cause and effect)relationship between two variables to demonstrate that changes in one variable are directly responsible for changes in other variable (complex experiments may involve several variables). In abstract term, it is nothing but to establish the fact that a certain action X is alone responsible for cr...