Before Beginning a Research Project,researchers Should Search the Psychological Literature

question 22

Multiple Choice

Before beginning a research project,researchers should search the psychological literature about their topic

• A)to stop the research if the study or a similar one has already been done.
• B)to demonstrate that no one has had a similar idea.
• C)in order to develop research hypotheses.
• D)all of these

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.