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Assignment:

This week is our first discussion post. We will be doing an activity in class in addition to the discussion post. The activity will be found in the week 1 discussion as a Bonus assignment

Some important information on discussion posts. Make sure you answer/address ALL parts of the question/topic. If you quote directly from the text in your answer please indicate so by using quotation marks. When using material from the text you must list page numbers. Remember, grammar counts, this is an upper-level course so I expect you to communicate your ideas clearly and to appropriately cite material.

During the first week of class I will do your best to prompt students and give feedback so you can get a feel for exactly what is expected. Don't forget that a portion of your participation score comes from responding to posts from other students (you must have at least 2 comments/asides to student main posts in addition to your main response) for each discussion.

IMPORTANT: You must use at least 1 peer reviewed journal article to cite in each discussion post to support your answer. You must have at least one in text citation using the journal article to receive full credit. The textbook should not be your only source. Journals should be less than 7 years old. If you need help with this, please see me.

Discussion Question: In social psychology there are three major research designs, observational, correlational, and experimental. This week you will:

1. Select two of the major research designs, then compare and contrast the two. You must discuss the research designs goals, advantages, and disadvantages.
2. You will also need to locate a research study in the library that used one of the two methods you discussed and summarize the study (what were they researching), what their results were, and limitations that they found.
3. You will then think about a topic that you would like to research and pick one of the two methods and discuss why it is the most appropriate for your research.