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Outline the procedures that you would follow when acquiring a sample of subjects for a research project of your own choosing. What factors must you consider when selecting your sample? |
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Discuss the issue of random and nonrandom sampling in psychological research. In your answer, address the issues of when random sampling is necessary and why nonrandom sampling may not always be necessary. Also discuss how random and nonrandom sampling affects generality. |
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Compare and contrast the differences inherent in acquiring participants for laboratory and field research. How are internal and external validity affected? |
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How does the requirement that participants be volunteers affect the outcome of an experiment? How can some of the effects of volunteerism be reduced? |
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Generate a personality profile of an individual who is likely to volunteer for a psychology experiment. In your answer, show how situational factors might come into play when a person is deciding whether to volunteer for an experiment. |
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Imagine that you are going to conduct an experiment that requires deception. How can you justify the use of deception, and what steps would you take to reduce the impact of deception on your participants? |
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Some researchers have suggested alternatives to using deception in research. Define what these alternatives are and critically analyze each. |
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Discuss the issue of debriefing, especially as it applies to research using deception. What steps can you take to increase the effectiveness of debriefing? |
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Provide a critical analysis of the contention made by some that animal research is not valid because results do not generalize directly to human behavior. How would you counter the contention that animal research has limited value? |
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Review the main arguments made by animal rights advocates against using animals in research. What arguments can you think of to counter the points they make? |
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Some individuals in the animal rights movement advocate that animals not be used in research. Why is such a radical approach not tenable for the science of psychology? |
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Some critics of using animals in research contend that other methods exist. What are these other methods and why might they not be valid for behavioral research? |
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