The design is the structure of any scientific work. It gives direction and systematizes the research.
The method you choose will affect your results and how you conclude the findings. Most scientists are interested in getting reliable observations that can help the understanding of a phenomenon.
There are two main approaches to a research problem:
Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
What are the difference between Qualitative and Quantitative Research?
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) Psychiatric Diagnoses are categorized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th. Edition. Better known as the DSM-IV, the manual is published by the American Psychiatric Association and covers all mental health disorders for both children and adults. It also lists known causes of these disorders, statistics in terms of gender, age at onset, and prognosis as well as some research concerning the optimal treatment approaches.
Martin Seligman talks about psychology -- as a field of study and as it works one-on-one with each patient and each practitioner. As it moves beyond a focus on disease, what can modern psychology help us to become?
Population density
Population density is the number of people in a given area (usually given as persons per sq. km.). To find this figure the total population is divided by the area.
Density can be shown on a choropleth map which shows the average density across regions. This is easy to read but disguises major population concentrations.
The card sort features the career of Cortes. The information about Cortes has to be placed on a living graph and using the information pupils can assess whether Cortes was a great hero or not