Research Methods in Developmental Psychology
Research Methods in Developmental Psychology
Research Methods in developmental psycology
As you learned in your reading, developmental psychologists employ
many types of research methods in order to study development and
changes in individuals over time. In this assignment, you will explore
one of these research methods in-depth and create a short
presentation on your chosen research method.
Select one of the following research methods to explore:
Experiment
Correlation
Case Study
Observation
Interviews / Qualitative
Create a short PowerPoint presentation (approximately 6-8 slides) in
which you:
1. describe your chosen research method
2. explain under what circumstances this research method would be used
in the field of psychology
3. identify at least one benefit of using this method, as well as at least
one drawback of using this method
4. describe a topic in developmental psychology that you would be
interested in studying and how you would use your chosen research
method to study that topic. Be specific! Describe who your population
would be, how you would collect your data, how you would analyze
your data, any independent/dependent variables, etc. Demonstrate
your understanding of this research method.
You must cite a minimum of one outside source within your
presentation. Include APA-formatted in-text citations within your slides,
and also include a slide at the end with a list of references in APA
format.
Keep in mind that I'm not looking for you to copy and paste information
from the reading/websites and stick it into your slides. You can use a
direct quote if you feel you need to, but it must have quotation marks
around it to indicate that it is a direct quote. Everything else will need to
be in your own words (paraphrase), followed by an in-text citation to
indicate where the information came from. I want to see your writing,
not what you've copied and pasted from other writers. Read this helpful
guide on paraphrasing. At least 80% of your assignment needs to be in
your own words.
Note: You will need to create a PowerPoint presentation for this class.
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