Design a study

• If asked what type of study, what would we put?

  • Type of experiment
  • Covert or overt observation
  • Correlation
  • Questionnaire
  • Case study
  • Interview
• When do we use research designs?

  If an experiment is chosen
• How do we write a procedure?

  • How Ps are obtained
  • How materials were developed
  • How the study was carried out
  • Ethics
• What info do we include about the participants?

  • Who they are and how many there are
  • Sampling method and how this would be carried out
• How do we write a consent form?

  • In second person
  • Description of the study
  • Right to withdraw is clear
  • Permission to use data
  • Signature
  • Making it clear that the P can ask questions
• What is included in a debriefing form?

  • Purpose of study
  • Account of what happened in the study
  • What the researchers predicted
  • Chance for P to ask questions
  • Explanation of what results will be used for
  • Chance to withdraw results
  • Offer further support
  • Thank participant