Overview
Write a literature review incorporating scholarly sources that will introduce a hypothesis for a research study using pre-existing data that will be conducted throughout the course.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Explain types of psychological research methods.
Explain the purpose of psychological concepts that are addressed in research.
Competency 3: Design an ethically appropriate psychological research study utilizing psychological theory and concepts.
Predict human behavior using a theory or psychological concept.
Describe the value and limitations of a theory or psychological concept to explain psychological phenomena.
Competency 4: Conduct an ethically appropriate psychological research study.
Develop a plausible hypothesis that relies on scientific evidence and reasoning.
Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.
Write an organized literature review that supports a thesis with main points that are supported by evidence.
Use APA-style formatting, citations, and references
Complete Research Continuum to review different types of research, if they are quantitative or qualitative, and their levels of objectivity and subjectivity.
Developing a Hypothesis
You will be creating a hypothesis for your literature review as well. To help you with that, refer to the Research Questions and Hypotheses Quick Guide in the Learn tab of Academic Writer.
Literature Review Practice
Complete Help! Proof This Literature Review, where you can practice proofreading a literature review, which is what you will be completing for your assessment. You will answer questions related to proofreading and receive feedback that can help you with your own literature review. This is for your own practice and self-assessment.
Preparation
Variables
Throughout this course, you will work on developing a research project using data from the GSS Data Explorer website, which contains archival data. Archival data is preexisting data that has been collected by another individual or organization, and is available to be analyzed enabling us to draw new conclusions about the data.
In Assessment 2, you will use the website to extract your data using the two variables that you select for this assessment. Begin by selecting two variables of your choice from the following list. Note that "r" represents the participant. These are the variables that you will use throughout the course in your research project.
Satisfaction with financial situation.
Change in financial situation.
Opinion of family income.
Marital status.
Highest year of school completed.
Spouse's highest degree.
Does r or spouse supervise anyone?
How often r attends religious services.
Condition of health.
Next, start to design a research topic involving the two selected variables. For example, if you select
"condition of health" and "How often r attends religious services," you may want to research how religion
impacts an individual's health and wellness.
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