Through The Looking Glass | Theory & Philosophy (Intro to Psych Research #3)
Channel: Francis Simonh Bries
Date: 2020-09-25

Moving on from why we do research, we now look at how we do so. Our theories and research paradigms are so powerful that they change not only how we conduct our studies, but also how we fundamentally view social realities. In this episode, we uncover our assumptions and see what influence they wield. [Psych 105, Episode 3/7]

00:00 Theory & Philosophy
03:09 PART 1 - Psychological Theories
03:35 Forms & Functions of Theories
04:47 Deductive/Quantitative & Inductive/Qualitative Theories
06:36 Truth, Abstraction, Progress, Applicability
12:31 PART 2 - Research Paradigms
13:53 Post-positivist, Constructivist, Transformative, Pragmatic
19:01 Epilogue

Produced by Francis Simonh Bries
Department of Psychology, University of the Philippines Diliman


[References]

Chilisa, B., & Kawulich, B. (2012) Selecting a research approach: paradigm, methodology and methods. In C. Wagner, B. Kawulich, & M. Garner (eds.), Doing social research: a global context (pp 51–61). Berkshire: McGraw Hill Education.

Creswell, J. W. (2014). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, & mixed method approaches (4th ed.). London: SAGE.

Van Lange, P. A. (2013). What we should expect from theories in social psychology: Truth, abstraction, progress, and applicability as standards (TAPAS). Personality and Social Psychology Review, 17(1), 40–55.

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[Music]
"CGI Snake" (Divider) by Chris Zabriskie https://chriszabriskie.com/