The field of contemporary psychology is built upon rigorous research. Theories are constantly proposed, tested, supported, and invalidated through research
studies that are communicated to the field via peer-reviewed research papers. As such, individuals in the field of psychology must be both informed consumers
and educated producers of psychological research.
This course is the second in the sequence of two research methods courses. In the first course, you created a research proposal centered on a testable research
question. Now, in this course, you will actually conduct research around your research question guided by your proposal and using other students as your
research participants. Note that you are required to use Southern New Hampshire University students as research participants. You are strictly prohibited from
using individuals outside of Southern New Hampshire University as research participants. Also, research proposals that ask questions around diagnosable
mental health disorders, suicide, or abuse of any kind will not be allowed. Once you conduct your research, you will analyze the data utilizing the statistical
software SPSS to inform your conclusions. As a final product, you will submit not only your new content, but also the content from Research Methods in
Psychology I, combining the work from both courses to create one complete research manuscript. You will, however, only be graded on the new content from
Research Methods in Psychology II.
This project is divided into five milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final
submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules One, Two, Four, Six, and Eight. Milestones One-Three are steps that you need to complete before
you can write your research manuscript. Milestones Four and Five are opportunities for you to write drafts of sections of your final project. You will receive
feedback from your instructor that can be incorporated in your final submission.
This assessment addresses the following course outcomes:
 Employ methodologically sound strategies for addressing testable research questions
 Select inferential statistical tests for appropriately addressing research questions in psychology
 Employ appropriate statistical techniques for analyzing data using statistical software
 Interpret statistical analyses for informing conclusions and identifying limitations of research
 Communicate psychological research results that adhere to the American Psychological Association’s principles and standards
Prompt
For this assessment, you will create a research manuscript, guided by your research proposal from Research Methods in Psychology I and the study you
conducted earlier in the course. Please speak with your instructor if you did not take Research Methods

Outline who the participants were in the study. How many participants were there, and how were they recruited?
B. Describe the materials (surveys, etc.) you created for the study and how they specifically address the research question. Also, consider how the
materials appropriately take into consideration the participants.
C. Describe the methodological procedures used to collect the data. How were the materials used in collecting the data?
II. Results
A. Describe how your raw data was reduced for statistical analysis, clearly detailing each step of the process.
B. Create a table outlining the descriptive statistics for your key variables.
C. Describe the statistical test you selected, and explain why this test is the most appropriate for analyzing your data.
D. Communicate your research results in a manner that is of professional quality, as outlined by the American Psychological Association’s
standards