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Human Behavior Assignment

   

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Running header: Sex and Gender1Sex and GenderStudent’s nameUniversity
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Sex and Gender2Q1b. History & Epistemologyi.Five main research methods a.Case Study (Descriptive)b.Naturalistic Observation (Descriptive)c.Interview (Descriptive)d.Survey (Descriptive/Correlational)e.Experimental (Experimental)ii.Description of each methoda.Case Study Descriptive case studies entail examining data within a specific context. Such studies are focusedand detailed to allow propositions and questions about a phenomenon to be scrutinized and articulated. Yin (1994) adds that it is an exploration and investigation of contemporary real-life phenomenon through contextual analysis. b.Naturalistic Observation This is close examination of human behaviour in their natural setting to understand the differences that exist in their behaviour. c.Interview Interviews are based on a set of one on one questions between the researcher and the respondent. The researcher asks questions that allow gathering of both quantitative and qualitative data.d.Survey Survey method is based on carefully constructed questions which are asked to participants that allows the researcher to describe the responses given.
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Sex and Gender3e.ExperimentalExperimental methods are based on setting control experiments on one group and leaving the other free to observe the differences that exist between the control group and the other group.iii.Benefits for each methoda)Case studies lead to testable hypothesis that make it easy to study rare phenomena.b)Naturalistic observation has greater ecological validity since it allows participants to be observed in their real natural settings thus the differences and data gathered about them are real rather than reported[ CITATION Jac09 \l 1033 ]. c)Interviews allow one on one sessions with the respondent thus allowing the researcher to assess the mood of the respondent to determine validity of the response.d)Surveys work well when limited time is available and the researcher wants personal opinions of the respondent that can be put in a questionnaire or interview response.e)Experiments allow the researcher to set and adjust control that allow measuring of the effects between the control group and the uncontrolled group. iv.Drawbacks of each methoda)Case studies results are generalised for other groups who may not display similar. b)Naturalistic observation requires more time to observe the subjects which may be difficult. c)Interviews may not lead to good results if the researcher does not structure the questions well and the sequence of questioning may also affect the responses.d)Like interviews the design of the questions in the survey may affect the results and respondents received.
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