Instructions
In this chapter, you learned about the different ways psychologists collect data- including surveys, archival research, naturalistic observation, and experiments. Now that you know how the scientific method works and how research is conducted in psychology, I want you to apply that knowledge to designing your own research study.
Below, are a few statements you might hear in the media often:
- The more educated a woman is the fewer children she is likely to have.
- The less time students spend on TikTok (or any social media) the better their grades are.
- Students who leave their studying to the last minute will perform poorly on an exam.
- CBD oil decreases anxiety
Please pick one of the statements above and think about how you could design a research study assessing the claim. In your response, please answer the following questions:
- What statement did you choose?
- Look at the statement you choose and identify the variables in the study (hint: there are 2)?
- How will you assess this claim (survey, experiment, naturalistic observation, etc). Please explain in 2-3 sentences why you chose this method of data collection.
- Discuss your population of interest (hint: who would you recruit to be in your study sample)?
- Discuss how you would conduct your study. So, what would you actually DO to assess this claim?
- What are some potential ethical issues with your study?
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