In this assignment, students will discuss the approaches to quantitative and qualitative research and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each approach. Students will examine the use of quantitative and qualitative research in current practice.
Related Course Objectives:
CO1: Examined historical and contemporary trends occurring across multiple domains of theory, research and practice within the field of psychology;
CO2: Applied core concepts of psychology to normal and abnormal individual, social, cultural, and organizational functioning;
CO4: Evaluated scholarly resources pertinent to the discipline;
CO5: Written competently in accordance with the standards of the American Psychological Association;
CO6: Investigated professional opportunities, responsibilities and challenges experienced by practitioners within the discipline; and
CO7: Applied the Ethical Principles of the American Psychological Association.
Directions
Please respond to Parts A and B.
A. Discuss at least 4 approaches to quantitative and qualitative research. For each approach, include at least 2 specific examples from studies within the past three years to illustrate how these methods are used in psychological research.
For each approach, please indicate:
a) When is it used?
b) What are the advantages?
c) What are the limitations?
B. Discuss at least 3 ways that quantitative and qualitative research are used in practice and academic research. What are the benefits of scholarly research to the field?
Submission Guidelines
Paper should be an 6-8 page Word document.
Please include an APA formatted title page and references page. These do not count toward the total page requirement.
In this assignment, students will discuss the approaches to quantitative and qua
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