Are celebrities narcissistic?
Explain how you could answer this question using archival research. Given the issues with self-reporting this type of information (as well as the lack of direct access to celebrities) an archival study makes sense.
1) Determine potential sources of archival information to use (<link is hidden> social media pages like Instagram, Twitter, Facebook; transcripts of interviews; webpages, etc.)
2) Devise a coding scheme to analyze your data source.
3) Assess one strength and one weakness of using this technique for the research question.
ASSIGNMENT 2: his reflection is based on the materials on Observational Studies.
Research Question: Are children’s TV shows sending different messages to boys and girls?
You can use almost any TV show, but a nice comparison are two relatively new shows on Disney Junior: Jake and the Neverland Pirates and Sofia the First. You may try this website to see episodes of these shows.
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1) Determine potential sources of gender bias or ways the shows could send gender specific messages.
2) Devise a coding scheme to analyze this data source.
3) Assess one strength and one weakness of using this technique for this research question. Is there another form of research that you think could answer this research question better? Why or why not?
ASSIGNMENT 3: For this reflection, please watch this clip:
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Based on the video, please answer the following questions:
1. What was the independent variable?
2. What was the dependent variable?
3. What did the experiment control between the conditions of the experiment?
4. What did the experimenter vary between the conditions of the experiment?
