Steps in the Research Process
Qualitative Approach
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Qualitative Example 1
McCammon and colleagues (2008)
• Interpret the data • Inform others
– American Journal of Sociology
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Varieties of Social Research
Quantitative Example 1
Lowery and colleagues (2007)
• Select a topic
• Priming and academic performance
• Focus the question
• Do students who are primed improve academic performance
What Research Involves:
Norms of the Scientific Community
• Universalism • Organized Skepticism • Disinterestedness • Communalism • Honesty
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• Students who were primed scored higher on exams