Assignment 2: Discussion Question

Assignment 2: Discussion Question

By Sunday, June 22, 2014 respond to the discussion question. Submit your response to the appropriate Discussion Area. Use the same Discussion Area to comment on at least two of your classmates’ submissions, and continue the discussion until Wednesday, June 25, 2014. All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

Access the online library and search for one of the following research articles:

• Oranthinkal, J., Vansteenwegen, A., & Burggraeve, R. (2008). Are demographics important for forgiveness? The Family Journal, 16(20). doi:10.1177/1066480707309542http://tfj.sagepub.com.libproxy.edmc.edu/content/16/1/20

• Deater-Deckard, K., Dodge, K. A., Bates, J. E., & Pettit, G. S. (1996). Physical discipline among African American and European American mothers: Links to children’s externalizing behaviors. Developmental Psychology, 32, 1065-1072.

• Leonard, K. E. & Senchak, M. (1996). Prospective prediction of husband marital aggression within newlywed couples. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 105, 369-380.

Read the article you selected thoroughly and identify and critique the following:

• research design
• sampling technique
• threats to validity
• measurements
• ethical issues