Enhancement activity/outcome MODULE 7

ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITY

In each of the following descriptions of research studies, you are to identify the most appropriate
type of research method that suits each research.

RESEARCH STUDIES METHODS

A psychologist was interested in the effect of food deprivation on Experimental Research
motor activity. She assigned each of 60 rats to one of four
conditions differing in the length of time for which the animals
were deprived of food: 0 hours, 8 hours, 16 hours, 24 hours. She
then measured the amount of time the animals spent in the
activity wheel in their cages
A physical education instructor was interested in specifying the Correlational Research
changes in motor coordination that occur as children gain
experience with large playground equipment (e.g., slides, swings,
climbing walls). For a span of 8 weeks, preschool children were
assigned to 4, 6, or 8 hours per week for time allowed on the
equipment. She then tested their motor coordination by asking
them to skip, jump, and stand on one foot.

A developmental psychologist was interested in the amount of Descriptive Research

verbal behavior very young children displayed depending on who
else was present. The children in the study were 3 years old.
These children were observed in a laboratory set ting for a 30-
minute period. Half of the children were assigned to a condition
in which an adult was present with the child during the session.
The other half of the children were assigned to a condition in
which another young child was present during the session with
the child being observed. The psychologist measured the number,
duration, and complexity of the verbal utterances of each
observed child