Learning resources and helpful sites are in bold and question to answer is underlined,----

• Stangor, C. (2015). Research methods for the behavioral sciences (5th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning. Ch.- 2, "Developing the Research Hypothesis", Ch.- 6, "Surveys and Sampling" (pp. 108-116), Ch.- 8, "Hypothesis Testing and Inferential Statistics"
• American Psychological Association. (2015). Psychology topicsLinks to an external site.. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/topics
• For context, briefly provide the topic and study idea you developed for the Discussion this week. Which is---It is important to make an effort to find people with various backgrounds and degrees of social media usage in order to ensure a varied sample.
• Propose a survey method for collecting data (e.g., a structured or nonstructured interview, a focus group, questionnaires) and your rationale for selecting this method as it relates to your specific study idea.
• Explain one advantage and one potential disadvantage of the survey method you proposed as it relates to your specific study idea.
• Explain at least one strategy that you could use to attempt to get individuals to respond to your proposed survey method.