For this assignment, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Create the Methodology section of your hypothetical study. This assignment is going to allow you to present your research design and develop and present the details of how your hypothetical study would be conducted.
II. Next, make sure you include the following essential information that pertains to the Method elements:
· Reiterate your research question. What is the purpose of your hypothetical study?
· Determine an appropriate research design that addresses your research question regarding your chosen topic and explain why this design was chosen.What will your dependent (DV) and independent (IV) variables be for this study?
· For your Participants section describe the following:
o How many participants do you envision having for this hypothetical study and how will you select them?
o What type of sampling method will you use and why?
o Will you be assigning participants to groups? Yes, no and explain why
o What will the demographics of your participants be (gender, ethnicity, age range(s), SES, educational criteria (if relevant), history of medical and/or mental health diagnosis (if relevant) )?
· For your Procedures section describe the following:
o Where the study will take place ? Explain why you have selected that particular setting.
o Over what period of time will data be collected?
o If you are using an intervention, you must describe it in terms of content and also dose parameters.
· For your Measures section describe the following:
o You MUST include at least one survey (make sure to include relevant citations and references if you are employing existing measures)
§ To find surveys, go to PsychTESTS
Explain what the measure’s purpose is and what it studies
Explain what type of measure it is (self-report, therapist, rating, teacher rating, parent rating, etc.) and explain why you consider it appropriate for your research study
Describe how many items the measure has and any subscales it might include
How/when will this measure be used and why (e.g. at the beginning of the study (pre-test), at the end of the study (post-test), etc.)
Explain how you will account for ethical issues associated with your proposed research. In other words, how will you ensure that ethical guidelines will are followed appropriately and adequately?
