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Assignment:
Consider the following clinical questions below:
- Does alcohol cause aggressiveness?
- Do children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) behave the same at school as at home?
- Is the rate of autism increasing?
- Are women more likely to suffer from depression than men?
- How does social media affect self-harming and high-risk behaviors?
Choose from one of the clinical questions above and design an outline for an original research study that addresses each of the following:
Rationale:
What does the empirical literature have to say on the topic? Briefly describe, in four sentences or more, one empirical study pertaining to the topic. Be sure to cite your sources
Hypothesis:
What is your testable hypothesis? Present operational definitions for your independent and dependent variables.
Research Design:
Provide a brief overview of your research design (i.e., observational study, experimental study, case study) and potential limitations based on the design.
Participants:
Explain who would you like to include in your sample.
Procedures:
Share an idea for procedures you could follow to test your hypothesis and collect data.
Ethical Considerations:
Describe at least two ethical principles and/or standards that you must keep in mind while designing this study.