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Methodology of Aggression

Methodology of Aggression. How to study Aggression?. Real-world Advantages Naturally occurring No experimenter bias Disadvantages Dangerous Unethical No cause-and-effect Laboratory Advantages – flip side of above Disadvantages – flip side of above. Can we ask about aggression?.

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Methodology of Aggression

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  1. Methodology of Aggression

  2. How to study Aggression? • Real-world • Advantages • Naturally occurring • No experimenter bias • Disadvantages • Dangerous • Unethical • No cause-and-effect • Laboratory • Advantages – flip side of above • Disadvantages – flip side of above

  3. Can we ask about aggression? • Archival • Advantage • Bias free - experimenter • Disadvantage • Bias – original purpose/coder • Not collected for researchers purpose • Verbal (self, other, personality, state, trait) • Advantage • Bias free (subject) if unaware, no social desirability • Measuring what is inappropriate, culturally discouraged • Disadvantage • Bias from respondent can occur

  4. Can we observe aggression? • Naturalistic Observations • Advantages • Actual aggression • Naturally occurring context • Disadvantages • Not very common • Need to eliminate research bias • Difficult to code • Naturalistic INTERACTIONS • Advantages • Same as above • Disadvantages • No longer same as above • But now… Ethical?

  5. Do we need causation? • Causation? • Laboratory Observations • Behavior • Verbal • Pain – five senses

  6. Experiment

  7. Correlation v. Causation Depressed Mood Cause? Impaired Sleep Depressed Mood Impaired Sleep Cause? Depressed Mood Impaired Sleep Cause? Cause? Family Conflict

  8. Apply what we have learned • Does watching violent TV make children aggressive? • How would you conduct a correlational study testing this research question? • How would you conduct an experimental study testing this research questions?

  9. Do we need causation? • Causation? • Laboratory Observations • Behavior • Verbal • Pain – five senses

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