PSY 202 Week 1 Checkpoint – Testing a Theory

Week One – Checkpoint: Testing a Theory Grading Rubric

Due Date: Day 5 – Friday

Where: Assignment Link

Word Count: 200-300 words

Point Value: 50 points

Resource: Module 4 of Psychology and Your Life

Write a 200- to 300-word summary describing a time when you had to test a theory. This theory may be something you have tested at work, school, or at home.

Answer the following questions in your summary:

• What type of informal research method did you use?
• How was your research method similar to research methods used by psychologists?
• If given another opportunity, what would you have done differently?
• Describe one ethical issue mentioned in the text that you have encountered. Why is informed consent necessary for ethical research?

Submit your answers as a Microsoft® Word attachment, along with your Certificate of Orginality as a separate Word attachment.