Assume That You Are Required to Design a Research Project

question 6

Essay

Assume that you are required to design a research project that can measure the amount of underage drinking on your campus. Briefly discuss how that would be done using the following sources of data:
a. Asking Questions
b. Direct Observation
c. Examining Written Records

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Definitions:

Information Processing

The series of actions or steps taken to perceive, analyze, manipulate, store, and retrieve information.

Cognitive Functioning

The capacity of the brain to process, reason, remember, and relate information.

Motor Skills

The abilities required to perform movements and tasks, involving coordination between the brain and muscles, categorized into fine and gross motor skills.

Vocabulary Spurt

Also known as a naming explosion; a period of rapid vocabulary learning that occurs from about 16 to 24 months of age.