psychology

 Instructions 

Analyze: Different Research Designs 

Evaluation Title: Research Design 

For this first assignment, you will analyze different types of research. To begin, please read and view the following materials:  

Rice University. (2017). 2.2 Approaches to research (Links to an external site.). in, Psychology. OpenStax. [Electronic version] University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing. (2010). 2.2 Psychologists use descriptive, correlational, and experimental research designs to understand behavior (Links to an external site.). In Introduction to Psychology. [Electronic version]  

 Select one research design from column 

A and column B.  Column

A = Experimental Design or Correlational Design. Column 

B = Case Study, Naturalistic Observation, Survey, or Longitudinal/Cross-Sectional 

1. Design  Describe the design. 

2. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the design. 

3. Give an example of a study completed using this design. 

This information is all available in the Unit 1 Learning Content. There are also resources available online to further your understanding.  

Your assignment should be typed into a Word or other word processing document, formatted in APA style. The assignment must include:

Running head 

A title page with the Assignment name

Your name 

Professor’s name 

Course