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Asking the right research question. Rich Metzger Professor of Psychology University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Size Matters. No question is too small But some questions are too big. Where do questions come from?. Experience Everyday Clinical Training Clinical Practice
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Asking the rightresearch question Rich Metzger Professor of Psychology University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Size Matters • No question is too small • But some questions are too big
Where do questions come from? • Experience • Everyday • Clinical Training • Clinical Practice • Paradoxical incidents • Scientific literature • Metaphors or cultural beliefs • Theory
Problem to Hypothesis • Using existing research (Inductive) • Old phenomenon new population • Subgroups within a clinical population • Translational research (lab to clinic) • New IV or DV • Theoretical context
Problem to Hypothesis • Question identification • Specify the question • Operationalize the variables • State the hypothesis • Hypothesis leads to methods • Explicit statement of predicted relationship
Philosophy EPISTEMOLOGY ONTOLOGY METHODOLOGICAL HUMAN NATURE ASSUMPTIONS ASSUMPTIONS ACCEPTABLE ACCEPTABLE RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCH QUESTIONS Research Design
What is a “Good” Hypothesis • FINER model • Feasibility • High antecedent possibility • Interest • Sound and useful • Novel • Ethical • Relevant
Contact Information Rich Metzger Department of Psychology University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Richard-Metzger@utc.edu