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Child Psychology 1/c/e
Child Psychology: A Contemporary Viewpoint, First Canadian Edition
E. Mavis Hetherington, University of Virginia
Ross D. Parke, University of California
Mark Schmuckler, University of Toronto at Scarborough
Research Methods in Child Psychology

Internet Exercises



1

For her senior psychology project, Dara wants to study the effect on self esteem of mandatory school uniforms and intends to limit her study to fourth grade students. She has located a school with a mandatory uniform policy and one without such a policy. What type of research design will she use?


 
2

Shannon carried out an excellent honour's thesis in psychology that examined the effectiveness of parenting education programs on children's behaviour. Now, she and her supervisor have been asked to present their findings to their provincial government's Working Group for Parental Support. Shannon is tremendously excited about this opportunity and is hoping that her presentation will influence the thinking of her audience. In searching the Internet, Shannon found an excellent website that advises her how to present research findings to key decision makers. What did the website advise?


 
3

Pam currently is finishing her Honour's degree in Psychology at a small university in Nova Scotia. Next year, she plans to begin graduate school in Ontario, where she hopes to study visual development in childhood. Recently, she has leaned about graduate scholarships available from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). What did the website tell her about financial support for her research studies?


 
4

Dana's part-time job involves helping in a community centre's after-school program for inner-city elementary school children. Many of the children eat too much junk food, have low energy levels, and are overweight. She wants to institute an exercise program as part of each day's activities. What are some things that Dana should keep in mind? How could she experimentally assess the effectiveness of her exercise program?


 
5

Kirk is planning to be a fifth-grade teacher. He is interested in the new approach to disciplining students that is designed to strengthen a child's character and impart moral values. How can Kirk begin to use this approach in the classroom? How should he first experimentally assess the effectiveness of this new approach?


 




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