18 Oct Research Areas in Psychology
Research Areas in Psychology
After reading Section 1.1 and the part of Section 1.3 about “Sources of Research Ideas” in your course text, select a topic you would be interested in researching. Choose your topic carefully and make sure it is something that will hold your interest, because you will be using it for assignments throughout the course.
In your initial post, provide some background information that shows why this is an important topic to be explored further. Apply the scientific method by identifying one or more appropriate research areas of psychology that your topic might align to that are described in Section 1.1 (for example, a study about treatment for bipolar disorder would align with clinical psychology, or a study of relationships in which one party is bipolar could come under social psychology). Does it fit into more than one? If so, which do you feel is the closest fit, and why? Remember to cite all of your sources within your explanation according to APA style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center (Links to an external site.).
PSY326 Research Methods
Week 2 Discussion
Method Comparisons [WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLOs: 3, 4, 5]
Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read sections 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, and 5.2 in the Newman (2016) textbook and the instructor guidance for the week. This discussion has two parts.
In Part 1 of your post, base your response on this week’s instructor guidance as well as the required sections of the textbook listed above. Compare and contrast characteristics of qualitative and quantitative research approaches, including such aspects as sample size and type of data. Briefly explain the difference between experimental and non-experimental research.
In Part 2 of your post, use the University of Arizona Global Campus Library to investigate one of the following research design categories based on the first letter of your last name:
A-F: qualitative research
G-L: quantitative descriptive research
M-R: correlational research
S-Z: experimental research
Sources for this part of the post can be found in the Research Methods research guide list of suggested articles. You may also search the University of Arizona Global Campus Library databases for articles about your research design category. Become an expert on your assigned category of research so you can explain it to others.
In Part 2 of your post,
Explain the characteristics and purposes that define the research category.
Briefly describe some of the data collection and data analysis methods that are used in this type of research.
Mention one or more of the specific research designs that fall into your category.
Suggest a research topic for which this type of research would be suitable.
Use at least two scholarly/peer-reviewed sources and document them in APA style, with in-text citations and references listed at the end of the post.
Be prepared to answer questions about your category from classmates and the instructor.
PSY326 Research Methods
Week 3 Discussion
Pros and Cons of Qualitative Research [WLOs: 1, 2] [CLOs: 4, 5]
To prepare for this discussion, read the instructor guidance, Chapter 12 by Levitt (2016), and Sections 3.1, 3.2, “Pros and Cons of Observational Research” and “Types of Observational Research” in Section 3.4 of the Newman (2016) textbook. View the following videos: Different Qualitative Approaches (Links to an external site.) and When to Use a Qualitative Research Design? Four Things to Consider (Links to an external site.).
Then, determine from the list below your assigned qualitative research design based on the first letter of your last name:
A-F: Ethnography
G-L: Grounded theory
M-R: Narrative research
S-Z: Phenomenology
Using the Research Methods research guide’s list of suggested articles, look for information about your assigned qualitative research design. You may also search the Library databases for articles about the research design. In your initial post:
Evaluate the features of the design and what kinds of research topics it is suitable for.
Explain the data collection and data analysis methods used in the design.
Cite at least one scholarly/peer-reviewed article about the design and one published research study that used the design, for a total of at least two scholarly/peer-reviewed journal articles.
Document your sources in APA style (Links to an external site.), with in-text citations and references listed at the end of the post. For additional guidance see the Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) and Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resources from the Writing Center.
PSY326 Research Methods
Week 4 Discussion
Experimental versus Non-experimental Quantitative Research [WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLOs: 3, 4, 5]
To prepare for this discussion, read the instructor guidance, and Sections 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.3, “Steps” in Section 3.4, 3.5, 4.3, and Chapter 5 of the Newman (2016) textbook.
In contrast to qualitative designs, which are all basically non-experimental and descriptive, quantitative research designs may be either experimental or non-experimental. Within the non-experimental category, descriptive and correlational research are sub-categories.
Using the University of Arizona Global Campus Library databases, look for a scholarly/peer-reviewed quantitative research study on the topic you selected in Week 1. In your initial post,
Appraise the differences between experimental and non-experimental research.
Differentiate between a correlational study and an experimental study.
State the hypothesis being tested in the selected quantitative research study.
Identify the major variables and categorize them as independent or dependent.
Describe the methods and results of the study.
Determine whether the study is descriptive, correlational, or experimental, and explain why it fits this classification.
Document your sources in APA style (Links to an external site.), with in-text citations and references listed at the end of the post. For additional guidance see the Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) and Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resources from the Writing Center.
PSY326 Research Methods
Week 5 Discussion
Preliminary Research Proposal [WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 4, 5]
To prepare for this discussion, read the instructor guidance and watch the videos Creating Your Research Proposal (Links to an external site.) and How to Write a Research Proposal? 11 Things to Include in a Thesis Proposal (Links to an external site.). Your initial post should be 250 to 300 words. Utilize a minimum of two peer-reviewed sources that were published within the last 10 years and are documented in APA style, as outlined in the Writing Center.
The purpose of this discussion assignment is to familiarize you with the purpose and components of a research proposal, and to allow an opportunity for you to get some feedback on your ideas for the Final Paper.
In your initial post,
Briefly describe the purpose of a research proposal and its components.
Present your research question and/or hypothesis.
Give some background information on the topic, including citing one or two previous related studies with their references.
Name the research design you would like to use.
Defend why you feel it is the most appropriate way to study your research question.
Discuss potential ethical issues that might arise and what you would do to address them.
Document your sources in APA style (Links to an external site.), with in-text citations and references listed at the end of the post. For additional guidance see the Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) and Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resources from the Writing Center.
PSY326 Research Methods
Week 1 Assignment
Focus Topic and References
[WLO:3] [CLO: 6]
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Section 1.4 of the Newman (2016) textbook, view the instructional tutorials embedded in the How to Locate Scholarly Articles quiz (A Digital Library (Links to an external site.), Keywords Are Critical (Links to an external site.), Database Search Tips (Links to an external site.), and Help! Need an Article! (Links to an external site.)), view the Evaluating Sources (Links to an external site.) tutorial in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library, and read Developing a Topic (Links to an external site.) in the Writing Center (Links to an external site.). Part of the preparation work for applying the scientific method is to define the research topic and learn what is already known about it, based on previous research.
Using the topic you selected for the Week 1 discussion, go to the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and find three scholarly/peer-reviewed journal articles about the topic. Download the full-text PDF of each article and save them on your computer.
In this paper, you will describe your research topic, identify the articles you found, and discuss what you think each article says about your topic. Upload the PDFs of the articles with your assignment in Waypoint.
For this assignment,
Describe the chosen research topic.
Identify three scholarly/peer-reviewed journal articles from the University of Arizona Global Campus Library that directly relate to the topic. Read each with the intent of understanding what it reflects about your topic.
Evaluate how each article relates to your topic.
Properly cite all articles within your paper. (For assistance see the Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) resource.)
Upload the full text PDFs of the articles with your paper.
The Focus Topic and References paper
Must be three to four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center (Links to an external site.)’s APA Style (Links to an external site.)
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.).
Must use at least three scholarly/peer-reviewed journal articles.
The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
PSY326 Research Methods
Week 2 Assignment
Research Question, Hypothesis, and Approach
[WLOs: 3, 4] [CLOs: 1, 4, 5]
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the feedback on your Week 1 paper, sections 1.2, 1.3, and 2.1 in the Newman (2016) textbook, and view the following videos: Picking Your Topic IS Research (Links to an external site.) tutorial from the Ashford University Library, as well as Writing a Research Question (Links to an external site.), and Research Questions, Hypothesis, and Variables (Links to an external site.).
In this assignment, you will follow up on the Week 1 assignment by devising a specific research question and hypothesis statement for your topic. For this assignment, use the Week 2 Assignment Template downloadprovided.
Using the Week 2 Assignment Template download, complete the following:
Devise a specific research question on an aspect of the topic selected in Week 1.
Formulate a testable research hypothesis.
Identify the research design category you believe is suitable for investigating your research question.
Explain why this research design category is an appropriate choice.
Support your choices and explanation with citations from the textbook and at least one scholarly/peer-reviewed source from the University of Arizona Global Campus Library. You can find suitable journal articles about specific research designs and methods in the Research Methods research guide.
The Research Question, Hypothesis, and Approach paper
Must use the provided Week 2 Assignment Template.
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
Must use at least one scholarly/peer-reviewed source in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
Must document any information used from sources in APA style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center (Links to an external site.)’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
PSY326 Research Methods
Week 3 Assignment
Qualitative Research Critique
[WLO: 3] [CLOs: 2, 5, 6]
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the assigned readings and the instructor guidance for the week, read the Writing Center resource Writing an Article Critique (Links to an external site.), and view the University of Arizona Global Campus Library tutorial How to Read a Scholarly Article (Links to an external site.). Your instructor will post an announcement with the reference for the qualitative research study to be critiqued in this assignment. After reading the posted study, use the Qualitative Research Critique Template downloadto compose and organize your assignment.
In your paper,
Summarize the research question, methods, and findings of the assigned qualitative study.
Evaluate the appropriateness of the research methods and analytical approaches used in the study. Support the position with evidence cited from the textbook and at least one other scholarly source about the research design or method.
Analyze ethical issues pertaining to how the study was carried out.
Critique the strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of the study.
Recommend a research question and methods for a follow-up study on the topic.
Utilize the provided template with section headings.
The Qualitative Research Critique paper
Must be four to five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) using the template provided and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center (Links to an external site.)’s APA Style (Links to an external site.) The template is a Word document that is pre-formatted in APA style. If unable to use the pre-formatted template, see the following instructions for formatting.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.).
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Writing Center resources.
Must use at least one scholarly/peer-reviewed source in addition to the study being critiqued and the course text, for a total of at least three references.
The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
PSY326 Research Methods
Week 4 Assignment
Quantitative Research Critique
[WLO: 4] [CLOs: 2, 5, 6]
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the assigned course textbook readings, the instructor guidance for the week, the Writing Center resource Writing an Article Critique (Links to an external site.), and the University of Arizona Global Campus Library tutorial How to Read a Scholarly Article (Links to an external site.). Your instructor will post an announcement with the reference for the quantitative research study to be critiqued in this assignment. After reading the posted study, use the Quantitative Research Critique Template downloadto compose and organize your assignment.
In your paper,
Summarize the research question, hypothesis, methods, and results of the assigned quantitative study.
Determine whether the study used an experimental or non-experimental approach.
Evaluate the appropriateness of the research methods and analytical approaches used in the study. Support the position with evidence cited from the textbook and at least one other scholarly/peer-reviewed source about the research design or method.
Analyze ethical issues pertaining to how the study was carried out.
Critique the strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of the study.
Recommend a research question and methods for a follow-up study on the topic.
Utilize the provided template with section headings.
The Quantitative Research Critique paper
Must be four to five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) using the template provided and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center (Links to an external site.)’s APA Style (Links to an external site.) The template is a Word document that is pre-formatted in APA style. If unable to use the pre-formatted template, see the following instructions for formatting.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.).
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Writing Center resources.
Must use at least one scholarly/peer-reviewed source in addition to the study being critiqued and the course text, for a total of at least three references.
The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide.
PSY326 Research Methods
Week 5 Assignment
Final Paper: Research Proposal
[WLOs: 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the Example Research Proposal download. Note that all instructor feedback from your previous activities should be applied in preparing your proposal.
Your Research Proposal is a six- to seven-page plan for a new study on your research topic. Incorporate at least four scholarly/peer-reviewed journal articles in addition to the course text to support your proposed study.
Include the following sections and content in your paper:
Introduction – Introduce the research topic, explain why it is important, and present your research question and/or hypothesis.
Literature Review – Summarize the current state of knowledge on your topic by citing the methods and findings of at least two previous research studies. State whether your proposed study is a replication of a previous study or a new approach using methods that have not been used before.
Methods
Design – Indicate whether your proposed study is qualitative or quantitative in approach. Select one of the research designs you have studied in the course, and indicate whether it is experimental or non-experimental. Evaluate why this design is appropriate for your research topic. Cite the textbook and one other source on research methodology to support your choice.
Participants – Identify the sampling strategy you would use to recruit participants for your study. Estimate the number of participants you would need and explain why your sampling method is appropriate for your research approach.
Procedure/Measures – Apply the scientific method by describing the steps you would use in carrying out your study. Indicate whether you will use any kind of test, questionnaire, or measurement instrument. Cite the source of any instruments to be used.
Data Analysis – Describe the statistical techniques (if quantitative) or the analysis procedure (if qualitative) you plan to use to analyze the data. Cite at least one source on the chosen analysis technique.
Ethical Issues – Analyze the impact of ethical concerns on your proposed study, such as confidentiality, deception, informed consent, potential harm to participants, conflict of interest, IRB approval, etc. Explain how you would address these concerns.
Conclusion – Briefly summarize the major points of your research plan and reiterate why your proposed study is needed.
The Research Proposal
Must be six- to seven- double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center (Links to an external site.)’s APA Style (Links to an external site.) resource.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of proposal
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.).
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
Must use at least four scholarly/peer-reviewed journal articles in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
PSY326 Research Methods
Week 2 Journal
Method Comparison Journal Exercise
In this journal exercise, you will observe and reflect on the similarities and differences in two published research studies (one qualitative, one quantitative) on a similar topic (See Patients’ Perceptions of Barriers to Self-managing Bipolar Disorder: A Qualitative Study and Social Support and Relationship Satisfaction in Bipolar Disorder). A table is provided for entering your observations. Prior to beginning this journal assignment, review the required resources for this week and read the two research studies. You may find it helpful to print out the studies and view them side by side, or if you have a large computer screen have them both open to facilitate comparing their features. Download the Method Comparison Journal Exercise Form downloadand save it to your computer. Fill in your name and the date, then the cells of the table with your thoughts on the characteristics of the articles. Save your entries and upload the completed file to Waypoint.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
PSY326 Research Methods
Week 1 Quiz 1
Question 1Keywords are not important when searching for articles.
True
False
Question 2To reach the Ashford University Library through the classroom, click on the _____.
Course Policies link
Help icon
Writing Center & Library link
Course Resources link
Question 3An advantage of using the subscription databases in the Ashford Library is that they contain academic resources not available free on the internet.
True
False
Question 4Peer-reviewed articles are required for academic assignments because they are written and reviewed by experts in the field.
True
False
Question 5To ensure that the articles you find are acceptable for academic assignments, check the _____ box in FindIt@AU.
Limit to Full Text
Limit to Scholarly / Peer Reviewed
Limit to eBooks
Apply equivalent subjects
Question 6When searching for an exact phrase in a database, use _____.
parentheses
quotation marks
all capital letters
italics
Question 7Dates should be entered into the search box in FindIt@AU.
True
False
Question 8Which of the following keywords would be most useful in searching for articles about treatments for anorexia nervosa?
“articles about treatments for anorexia nervosa”
anorexia nervosa
eating disorders
anorexia nervosa treatment
PSY326 Research Methods
Week 1 Quiz 2
Question 1Either using a cover story to provide false information to participants about the purpose of the study, or not providing complete information, is called _____.
deception
debriefing
fabrication
plagiarism
Question 2Which famous controversial study was planned to last for two weeks but had to end after 6 days because of harm to participants?
Stanford Prison Experiment
Milgram’s Obedience Study
Tuskegee Syphilis Study
Little Albert Study
Question 3Making up fictional data or results and presenting them as being real is called _____.
plagiarism
deception.
fabrication
common rule
Question 4A psychology professor offers extra credit in a course if students volunteer to participate in his study. There is no opportunity for students who do not volunteer for this particular study to earn the extra credit. Is this ethical or unethical?
Ethical
Unethical
Question 5Data collected without any identifying information of participants is called _____.
deception
confidentiality
free consent
anonymous
Question 6_____ means that participants are not pressured to participate in or remain in a study.
informed consent
debriefing
confidentiality
free consent
Question 7Informing potential participants of all features of the study that would reasonably affect their decision to participate, and making sure they understand what they are agreeing to is called _____.
informed consent
debriefing
confidentiality
free consent
Question 8_____ is a set of federal laws that established institutional review boards and the baseline standard of ethics for all federally funded research.
The Belmont Report
The Common Rule
The Declaration of Helsinki
The Nuremburg Code
PSY326 Research Methods
Week 2 Quiz
Question 1A research question is a declarative statement which can be tested to determine the probability of it being true or false.
True
False
Question 2A researcher uses observation of children and their parents in a busy fast food restaurant to count the number of times certain behaviors occur within a one hour period. This research is _____.
descriptive, qualitative, non-experimental
experimental, quantitative
correlational, non-experimental, quantitative
descriptive, non-experimental, quantitative
Question 3Which of the following is NOT a requirement for a study to be a true experiment?
manipulation of an independent variable
random assignment of participants to groups or conditions
control of extraneous variables
purposive sampling to recruit participants
Question 4A researcher uses observation of children and their parents in a busy fast food restaurant to prepare a vivid description of the behaviors and interactions among people present. This research is _____.
descriptive, qualitative, non-experimental
experimental, quantitative
correlational, non-experimental, quantitative
descriptive, non-experimental, quantitative
Question 5A research approach that uses words or images as data instead of numbers is called _____.
descriptive
non-experimental
qualitative
quantitative
Question 6Hypothesis testing is done in quantitative research but not in qualitative research.
True
False
Question 7In quantitative research, the hypothesis to be tested must be specified before data collection begins.
True
False
Question 8An educational researcher wants to find out if the amount of homework assigned to middle school students affects the students’ level of academic self-efficacy. Several schools are selected and invited to participate. In each school, participating classes are randomly assigned to receive either three hours of homework on weeknights or less than one hour of homework each night for the duration of the study. Self-efficacy of the students in the two groups of classes is measured and compared. This research is _____.
descriptive, qualitative, non-experimental
experimental, quantitative
correlational, non-experimental, quantitative
descriptive, non-experimental, quantitative
Question 9A non-experimental research approach that examines relationships between variables is called _____.
correlational
descriptive
experimental
quasi-experimental
Question 10A research approach that can explain a cause and effect relationship between variables, and is characterized by manipulation of an independent variable, random assignment of participants to groups or conditions, and control of unwanted variables is called _____.
correlational
descriptive
experimental
quasi-experimental
PSY326 Research Methods
Week 3 Quiz
Question 1_____ is a method of recruiting participants by getting referrals from those who have already participated.
member check
purposive sampling
snowball sampling
trustworthiness
Question 2A research approach that describes and explores the meaning of a phenomenon based on the lived experience of several individuals is called _____.
ethnography
narrative research
phenomenology
grounded theory
Question 3Recognizing one’s own biases, preferences, and perspectives, and being aware of how those possible biases might impact the understanding and interpretation of the research data, is called _____.
member check
paradigm
reflexivity
trustworthiness
Question 4A procedure used to organize large amounts of data, by extracting segments and labeling them, then arranging them into categories is called _____.
coding
paradigm
purposive sampling
reflexivity
Question 5When the researcher becomes actively involved in the normal activities of the group being studied, it is called _____.
member check
participant observation
purposive sampling
reflexivity
Question 6The qualitative counterpart of validity and reliability in quantitative research, which includes credibility, transferability, and dependability, is known as _____.
member check
paradigm
reflexivity
trustworthiness
Question 7A research approach that aims to develop or discover a theory to explain social phenomena, processes, or behaviors is called _____.
ethnography
narrative research
phenomenology
grounded theory
Question 8Which of the following is NOT a qualitative research approach?
ethnography
narrative research
correlation
grounded theory
Question 9A procedure used by some qualitative researchers involving sending the findings to participants to get their feedback on the content and accuracy of the research report, is called _____.
coding
member check
reflexivity
trustworthiness
Question 10A researcher wants to understand the stages of the grieving process people go through when they have lost a loved one. Which is the most appropriate research design?
ethnography
grounded theory
narrative research
phenomenology
PSY326 Research Methods
Week 4 Quiz
Question 1Height in inches is a(n) _____ scale variable.
nominal
ordinal
interval
ratio
Question 2Jane is finalizing the design of her thesis project on the effects of exercise on depression in older adults. She has decided to use the score on the 10 item depression scale to specify whether her participants are depressed and the score from a 30 item fitness scale to assess fitness levels. Which stage of the research process has she just completed?
explanation
literature review
measurement
operationalization
Question 3A researcher is testing out a new personality assessment to determine a participant’s personality type. She shows that scores from her new measure are unrelated to measures of mood and cognitive ability. She has demonstrated that her new assessment has _____ validity.
concurrent
criterion
discriminant
face
Question 4The Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) is given to students seeking admission to law school. If those who score high on the LSAT ultimately have higher grades in law school, while those with lower scores have lower grades, the LSAT is said to have _____.
concurrent validity
face validity
predictive validity
test-retest reliability
Question 5Letter grades would be on a(n) _____ scale.
nominal
ordinal
interval
ratio
Question 6A graduate student at Large State University has begun data collection for a thesis project in which he is asking students about their use of social networking websites. His primary interest is in determining how often students use these sites, in what ways and if there are differences across majors. What type of research design is this student using?
correlational
descriptive
experimental
physiological
Question 7Weight in pounds is a(n) _____ scale variable.
nominal
ordinal
interval
ratio
Question 8A political party variable would be measured on a(n) _____ scale.
nominal
ordinal
interval
ratio
Question 9The _____ is the statistic representing the probability that our results are due to random chance.
alpha level
p-value
Tukey’s Honestly Significant Difference
Student’s t-test
Question 10A(n) ______________ is a specific and falsifiable statement about the relationship between two or more variables.
correlation
hypothesis
observation
operational definition
PSY326 Research Methods
Week 5 Quiz
Question 1Which of the following must be included in a research proposal submitted to the IRB?
comprehensive literature review
demographics of the sample
ethical considerations
results or findings
Question 2The research design should be specified in the Methods section of the research proposal.
True
False
Question 3Suggestions for future research are given in a research report but not a research proposal.
True
False
Question 4A comprehensive literature review is required for an experimental research proposal.
True
False
Question 5Research involving human subjects must be approved by an IRB or equivalent ethics committee prior to recruiting participants.
True
False
Question 6A brief literature review is included in a research proposal to demonstrate why the new research is needed.
True
False
Question 7A research proposal is a critique of a previously published study.
True
False
Question 8The research question and methods do not have to be finalized before presenting the proposal to the IRB for approval.
True
False
Question 9A description of the demographics of the sample is included in the research proposal.
True
False
Question 10In which sub-section of the Methods section of the research proposal does the sampling strategy belong?
Design
Participants
Procedure/Measures
Data Analysis
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