In all research, it is imperative and ethical to consider some potential limitations and biases that might impact a study. All researchers have pre-existing biases about the topic that they want to investigate. It is important to acknowledge and minimize these biases which might interfere with how researchers gather and/or interpret data. Limitations pose another potential threat to the reliability of your study and the validity of your data. Some limitations include data collection methods, geographic area, age, or sample size. Limitations can potentially impact how results might be generalizable to the greater population. A researcher also answers the question about the significance of a proposed study significant and how a proposed study could contribute to a “gap” of knowledge in the literature or might help to “answer” an outstanding question on the research topic.
Review
Read the following chapters in your text Research Methods in Psychology to prepare for this week’s discussion and future assignments.
Introduction to Sampling (https://www.oercommons.org/courses/introduction-to-sampling-3)
Why You Think You’re Right, Even When You’re Wrong [00:11:38] (https://ideas.ted.com/why-you-think-youre-right-even-when-youre-wrong/)
The Hidden Biases in WEIRD Psychology Research [00:04:35] (https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ho6OlPrD7sA?rel=0&autoplay=1&iv_load_policy=3&start=0)
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.459.6646&rep=rep1&type=pdf
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Answer the following questions in paragraph format using 275 words, include 2 academic articles as references using APA 7 format. List the reference in text also, in a reference section at the end of the paragraph.
Briefly state (do not quote) the researcher’s stated limitations in one of the qualitative and in one of the quantitative research studies that you previously shared. Remember to cite these sources and include them as references for your post.
Discuss whether you had any confirmation biases about your chosen research topic before your review of the literature.
How did your assumptions change about the research topic for your mock research proposal after reviewing the studies and their findings?
How did it change the research questions that you proposed for your mock research proposal?
