Week One –
Checkpoint: Testing a Theory Grading Rubric
Due Date: Day 5 – Friday
Where: Assignment Link
Word Count: 200-300 words
Point Value: 50 points
Resource:Module 4 of
Psychology and Your Life
Write
a200- to 300-word summary describing a time when you
had to test a theory. This theory may be something you have tested at work,
school, or at home.
Answer
the following questions
in your summary:
- What type of informal research method did you use?
- How was your research method similar to research methods
used by psychologists? - If given another opportunity, what would you have done
differently? - Describe one ethical issue mentioned in the text that
you have encountered. Why is informed consent necessary for ethical
research?
Submit
your answers as a Microsoft® Word
attachment, along with your Certificate of Orginality as a separate Word
attachment.
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