This week, we are learning about developing a research study. It is important to operationally define your variables so that you can accurately observe and measure them. Describe a specific research idea and how you would go about studying that idea. Remember to include the variables involved, a potential hypothesis, possible methods, and the statistical tests needed to analyze your data. Find a published article in a research journal to support your idea. (REMEMBER: I want to see what you think and I can't do that if you only give me a couple of words for each part of this discussion. Show me that you understand the concepts by giving a detailed response.)

Do you need to find a articles discussed in recent issues of professional peer-reviewed journals?

To identify the journal or journals you browse, you can use "library services" or journal websites to see what recent topics have been discussed in journals.

Some journals you may look at include: American Journal of Psychology, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, British Journal of Psychology, Evolution and Human Behavior, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, Behavior Research and Therapy, Psychopharmacology, Behavioral Pharmacology, European Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Journal of Experimental Psychology, Learning and Memory, Neuropharmacology