Stimulus Questions
Stimulus Questions Assignment Instructions
Overview
Each student will write answers to the Stimulus Questions located at the end of Chapters 2 (Research Training- Joys and Challenges) and Chapter 6 (Choosing Research Designs- Balancing Ideals and Realities). These questions are designed to assist you in conceptualizing your proposal, to evaluate your own personal perspectives of research, and to assist in understanding common methodologies used in counseling-related research.
Instructions
Please follow the below guidelines in completing your Stimulus Questions Assignment. Please be sure to provide concise answers to each question in hopes to catalyze important areas to consider for your research proposal. You can refer to the modules to see when each chapter’s questions are due.
· This assignment should not be lengthy but rather have concise reflections.
· You may submit your stimulus questions in outline format
· Please note that you must have an APA title page in current edition format.
· Include references (in current APA format) at the end of your document, if you have them.
· You may use references other than the required textbook (not required). Acceptable sources include peer-reviewed, professional journals.
· You may write in the first person for questions that are asking for personal reflection.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
Following is an exercise that is designed to help students to apply some of the material from this chapter to further explore the advantages and disadvantages of different types of research designs. Utilizing Different Types of Research Designs to Investigate Your Topic of Interest Sometimes researchers study a topic by utilizing the same type of research designs over and over. (See Chapter 14 for the consequences of overutilizing analogue methodologies.) It is often useful to initially consider a wide range of research designs when developing a study to
1. determine what type of study you want to do. The purpose of this exercise is to practice conceptualizing studies with different types of research designs on a topic of interest to you.
1. In your topical area of interest, conceptualize a study that utilizes a descriptive laboratory design.
a. What would be the intended purpose of this study?
b. Describe the methods you would utilize to conduct the study.
c. Would this study be high or low on experimental control and external validity? d. What outcomes would you predict would be found from the study?
e. What are the advantages or limitations of the design on the conclusions you could draw from the study? 2. In your topical area of interest, conceptualize a study that utilizes a descriptive field design.
a. What would be the intended purpose of this study?
b. Describe the methods you would utilize to conduct the study.
c. Would this study be high or low on experimental control and external validity?
d. What outcomes would you predict would be found from the study?
e. What are the advantages or limitations of the design on the conclusions you could draw from the study?
3. In your topical area of interest, conceptualize a study that utilizes an experimental laboratory design.
a. What would be the intended purpose of the study?
b. Describe the methods you would utilize to conduct the study.
c. Would this study be high or low on experimental control and external validity?
d. What outcomes would you predict would be found from the study?
e. What are the advantages or limitations of the design on the conclusions you could draw from the study?
4. In your topical area of interest, conceptualize a study that utilizes an experimental field design. a. What would be the intended purpose of this study?
b. Describe the methods you would utilize to conduct the study.
c. Would this study be high or low on experimental control and external validity?
d. What outcomes would you predict would be found from the study?
e. What are the advantages or limitations of the design on the conclusions you could draw from the study?