Clinical Research of Abnormal Psychology: Homework Help - Videos & Lessons

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The Clinical Research chapter of this Abnormal Psychology Homework Help course helps students complete their clinical research of abnormal psychology homework and earn better grades. This homework help resource uses simple and fun videos that are about five minutes long.

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Topics from your homework you'll be able to complete:

Responsibilities of clinical researchers
Case studies
Correlational research
Limits of correlational research
Experiments and social data
Random assignment
Control groups
Experimental control-group design
Clinical investigations and limitations

9 Lessons in Chapter 3: Clinical Research of Abnormal Psychology: Homework Help

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1. Clinical Research in Abnormal Psychology

How do psychologists find answers about what the causes and best treatments of mental illness are? In this lesson, we'll look at important types of clinical research: case studies, correlational studies, and causal studies.

2. Case Study Design: Definition, Advantages & Disadvantages

Often, research involves looking at large numbers of people. But sometimes, researchers want to look at just a few people in-depth. In this lesson, we'll examine case studies and their strengths and limitations.

3. Correlational Research: Definition, Purpose & Examples

This lesson explores, with the help of two examples, the basic idea of what a correlation is, the general purpose of using correlational research, and how a researcher might use it in a study.

4. Limitations of Correlational Research

Many researchers use correlations in their studies, but it is not without risk. This lesson explores some of the issues that researchers may experience if they use correlations.

5. Using Experiments to Collect Social Research Data

This lesson explores the basic framework and definition of how an experiment is constructed using two popular social psychology experiments as examples.

6. Random Assignment in Research: Definition and Importance

In order to get the most accurate results, researchers must choose and assign their subjects in a random manner. In this lesson, we'll look at random assignment, random selection, and why they are important.

7. What is a Control Group? - Definition and Use in Research

In research, many times a condition is compared to a group that doesn't receive treatment. In this lesson, we'll look at what a control group is and why it is important.

8. Limits of Clinical Investigations: What Clinical Research Can and Can't Do

How do psychologists figure out the causes of and best treatments for psychological disorders? In this lesson, we'll look at some limitations of clinical research, including the difficulty of generalizing research findings and proving causation.

9. Within-Group vs. Between-Group Research

There are two ways to look at the differences between subjects in a research study, between-group and within-group differences. In this lesson, we'll discuss what each method is and how they differ from each other.

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