Web Exercises

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Web Exercises

1. Go to one of the following websites and explore the current research being conducted in the topic area:
  • Explore the current research being conducted in the topic area
  • Imagine you are interested in conducting a pilot study to investigate one of these areas
  • Create a study using a quasi-experimental developmental design
  • Why did you select that design?
  • Review section 9.6 Ethics in Focus: Development and Aging in your textbook
  • What ethical considerations would you keep in mind when conducting your pilot study?
2. Read the brief overviews of the case study about Genie Wiley.
  • What type of single-case design is this?
  • What ethical dilemmas arose from this study?
Search online for more information about the Genie Wiley case.
  • What information did this case study provide to researchers?
Search online for additional high profile case studies conducted in psychology
  • Why were these studies conducted as single-case designs?
  • How were these case studies you found similar to or different than Genie’s, both methodologically and ethically?
 
3. Watch the Ted Talk video Joachim de Posada: Don’t eat the marshmallow! 
In this short talk from TED U, Joachim de Posada shares a landmark experiment on delayed gratification — and how it can predict future success. With priceless video of kids trying their hardest not to eat the marshmallow.
  • What was the research question?
  • What were the variables being measured?
  • What types of research designs are described?
  • What are the advantages and disadvantages of the designs described?