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Psy 257 Research Gap Worksheet

Gap Identification

Based upon your review of the articles in your chosen track, identify a gap in the social

psychology research presented in the course that is unexplored or underdeveloped. For example,

is there an unexplored aspect of social psychology you believe could be further explored? When

reviewing a resource, one good way of identifying a research gap is to look at the author’s own

conclusions and any suggestions for future research, which may point readers to areas of the

study that requires further research.

Some of the mental health conditions are genetic which means that the mental health conditions can be passed down from the parents and family members to the children. Scientists have found that most of the genetic disorders run in families and hence suggested that the mental conditions could have genetic rooting (Powell, 2017). Some of these psychiatric conditions which have been seen to be passed from the families and parents include autism, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and major depression. The mental health conditions affect the children and hence results into memory, learning and reasoning problems in the children.

Research Question

Develop a basic research question addressing the identified gap. In other words, create a question that you could answer in research further investigating your identified gap. Remember: an effective research question should be clear and should focus your research. Ideally, it should also be something that you are interested in or care about.

Should genetic testing be done before pregnant women give birth to test for any disorder/traits?