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You will read through a research goal and a set of information related to past literature. Next, you will be asked to choose different ways to measure the topic, provide two strengths and two weaknesses of the measures you chose. You have to complete the assignment by the end of the workshop.

Prompt 1

You are interested in studying how daily life events affect life satisfaction. In the past, researchers used diaries to measure it.

Prompt 2

A researcher is interested in measuring how cognitive load influences people's tendency to cheat. To date, some cheating measures included vignettes (e.g., hypothetical situations asking people to describe whether they would cut corners) or simple games such as rolling privately a die. Participants were next asked to report the number they rolled to the experimenter. They would get paid based on what they reported and not on the actual outcome of the roll. How else would you measure dishonesty? Choose two different ways to measure it and for each one, answer the prompts below.

Prompt 3

Two researchers want to explore how workplace stressors influence job performance. Prior research relied on sales revenue (i.e., the number of sales generated during the year), and self-report questionnaires of personal habits. These scales generally include items measuring the extent to which workers engage in job unrelated activities during the workday (e.g., spending time on social media instead of working).

How else would you measure job performance? Come

Prompt 4

A team of social psychologists wants to study how listening to different kinds of music (e.g., heavy metal, pop, indie, dance) influences teenagers' willingness to address aggressive behaviors. Some prior research relied on observational measures, that is, observing teenagers' behaviors in different contexts. However, this was problematic and time consuming.

How else would you measure aggression?

Prompt 5

Imagine being part of a large marketing consulting company. You are developing a new product and are interested in people's affective and emotional reactions toward it. Prior to your arrival, other researchers measured emotions mainly via self-report questionnaires after users were done testing the product.

How else would you measure emotions in this case?

Prompt 6

Carla, a social psychologist, is interested in measuring discrimination in the workplace. In the past, she relied on interviews and questionnaires that mainly asked employees the extent to which they felt discriminated against at work. However, she feels that many employees would not feel safe to speak up. For this reason, she feels that there is actually more discrimination going on. How else would you measure it?