Research Designs

For this first assignment, you will analyze different types of research. To begin, please read and view the following materials:

• Rice University. (2017). 2.2 Approaches to research (Links to an external site.). in, Psychology. OpenStax. [Electronic version]
• University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing. (2010). 2.2 Psychologists use descriptive, correlational, and experimental research designs to understand behavior (Links to an external site.). In Introduction to Psychology. [Electronic version]

Select one research design from column A and column B.

column a                            column b

Experimental design.          Case study. 

correlationl design.           naturalistic observation ,survey ,longitudinal/ cross section design 

1. Describe the design.        survey 
2. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the design.
3. Give an example of a study completed using this design.

This information is all available in the Unit 1 Learning Content. There are also resources available online to further your understanding.

Your assignment should be typed into a Word or other word processing document, formatted in APA style. The assignment must be double spaced and include an APA formatted title and reference page. In-text citations are required in the body of your writing and full source citations in your reference page. Font size must be 10-12 pt. (Times New Roman 12, Arial 11, Calibri 11, Lucida Sans Unicode 10, Georgia 11).

The title page should include:

• Assignment Name
• Student’s Name
• University
• Course Name and Number
• Instructor’s Name
• Assignment Due Date

Here is additional information to review which discusses how to format your paper.

https://herzing.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=54360291