This week, we are discussing specialized research designs that we often see in behavioral studies. Watch the following excerpts from psychology studies and read the article associated with the video (You may want to watch the video first).
Make sure to read and report on the article as that is the real study. Some of the videos are fun footage of a similar experiment for you to have a visual but may not follow the same protocols as in the research articles.
The Marshmallow Test – Video | Article
Infants Learn from Video – Video | Article
The Visual Cliff Experiment – Video 1 | Video 2 | Article
Doll Test – Video | Article
Monkey Business – Video | Article
Report the following items on any TWO of these research studies (label them 1 – 7 for clarity) by Wednesday:
Reference: The APA reference for the study
Hypothesis: The study’s primary hypothesis (you only need to report 1) and the null hypothesis (You may need to come up with this yourself as it may not be clearly stated in the paper).
Variables: The Independent Variable (IV) and Dependent Variable (DV)s from the stated hypothesis along with how the IV and DVs were operationalized (measured). Be consistent in the wording you use for the hypothesis and variables.
Type of research: Describe the type of research that was conducted. Include the design and approach, and any relevant information for that type of study. Be as detailed as you can be, by using the information in the textbook to help you identify the study designs. Developmental designs should also include aspects specific to those designs.
Participants: Describe the participants included in the study.
Procedures: Describe the procedures, and what happened, in the study. Make sure to fully describe the procedures in your own words.
Measures/Materials: The measures or materials used to collect the data for the IV and DV. Discuss what was done (or not done) to establish the reliability and validity of the measures. List each type of measurement used, what it measured, and the reliability and validity of that measure. Note how the measure or assessment tool evaluated the variables.
