Assignment
Instructions
The Phantom Experiment
The Phantom Experiment will apply what you have learned to a topic in psychological or sociological research that you have some interest in.
Decide on a topic and design an experiment to test a related hypothesis. You are not actually conducting the experiment, hence the title Phantom Experiment! You will however, write up a research report as if you did, writing in the past tense.
The report will include most of the essential pieces of a report that you have learned about already: abstract, introduction, method, and references sections. There is no results section since you don't really have any and the abstract won't have a summary of the results as well.
Review the section on experiments in your text and be sure that your effort is indeed in the form of a proper experiment - not a survey or observational research project. This means you will be identifying at least two variables, controlling the IV and measuring the DV. You must also consider any "third variable" problems. You will need to operationalize your definitions. You will need to show some way of random assignment.
This must be an experiment that could actually be performed at present. Even though it is a Phantom Experiment, it must be ethical and employ the Belmont guidelines. The methods section should be sufficiently specific as to allow for replication. Since it is a Phantom Experiment, your budget for experimental equipment or other set-up costs is large.
There are three sample papers for you to use to get an idea of how to approach this assignment.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be 850-1000 words, typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Text Book: Methods in Behavioral Research by PAUL C. COZBY and SCOTT C. BATES, TWELFTH EDITION.