Formative Assessment
Write a 600-word analysis of the methodology used in at least THREE early social psychological experiments (e.g., Milligram Experiment, Harlow’s Rhesus Monkey Experiment, Pavlov’s Classical Conditioning)
Your essay should:
Identify and defend the research method employed in each study
Identify the qualitative and/or quantitative data and analysis methods employed in the study Discuss the significant findings of the study
Identify ethical dilemmas related to the conduction of the research
1. Understand the experimental methods applied in psychology
1.1 Analyse the principles of research design.
Analyse the way in which scientific method, experimental and descriptive research are interlinked
2. Understand research methods in a psychological context.
2.1 Analyse the features of research methods used inpsychology.
Analyse how to conduct statistical tests
Understand types of dataanalysis and evaluation in a psychological context
3.1 Analyse types of data analysis used inresearch.
Analyse the interrelationship betweenstatistics and research hypotheses inpsychology.
4. Be able to carry out researchdesign and review in a psychological context
4.1 Draw on the findings of psychological papers to informresearch design.
Apply and justify the choice of method to aresearch scenario.
