Week One –
Checkpoint: Testing a Theory Grading Rubric
Due Date: Day 5 – Friday
Where: Assignment Link
Word Count: 200-300 words
Point Value: 50 points
Resource: Module 4 of
Psychology and Your Life
Write
a200- to 300-word summary describing a time when you
had to test a theory. This theory may be something you have tested at work,
school, or at home.
Answer
the following questions
in your summary:
What type of informal research method did you use?
How was your research method similar to research methods
used by psychologists?
If given another opportunity, what would you have done
differently?
Describe one ethical issue mentioned in the text that
you have encountered. Why is informed consent necessary for ethical
research?
Submit
your answers as a Microsoft® Word
attachment, along with your Certificate of Orginality as a separate Word
attachment.