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Asking the right research question

This guide by Prof. Rich Metzger explores the process of developing research questions, from theory to hypothesis to methods. Learn to identify, specify, and operationalize variables, crafting sound hypotheses for effective research. Discover the importance of philosophy, assumptions, and methodology in research design. Find out how to create "good" hypotheses using the FINER model and ensure feasibility, novelty, and ethical relevance.

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Asking the right research question

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  1. Asking the rightresearch question Rich Metzger Professor of Psychology University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

  2. Size Matters • No question is too small • But some questions are too big

  3. Where do questions come from? • Experience • Everyday • Clinical Training • Clinical Practice • Paradoxical incidents • Scientific literature • Metaphors or cultural beliefs • Theory

  4. 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

  5. Problem to Hypothesis • Question identification • Specify the question • Operationalize the variables • State the hypothesis • Hypothesis leads to methods • Explicit statement of predicted relationship

  6. Philosophy EPISTEMOLOGY ONTOLOGY METHODOLOGICAL HUMAN NATURE ASSUMPTIONS ASSUMPTIONS ACCEPTABLE ACCEPTABLE RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCH QUESTIONS Research Design

  7. What is a “Good” Hypothesis • FINER model • Feasibility • High antecedent possibility • Interest • Sound and useful • Novel • Ethical • Relevant

  8. Contact Information Rich Metzger Department of Psychology University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Richard-Metzger@utc.edu

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