Emily’s class requires that she create a research proposal. The proposal has to specify the purpose of the research, the subjects, the source(s) of data, the basic data collection method(s), and how time will be handled. Emily is a big Twilight fan. She is curious about the way the Native American tribe, the Quileute, is depicted in the series. She suspects that the series might have changed the way the real Quileute tribe is viewed and treated, particularly in western Washington State, which is the home of the tribe and where the fictional Twilight stories take place. Emily’s written description of her research proposal follows: I propose to investigate whether the publication and success of the Twilight series has changed the way the Quileute Native Americans of western Washington are viewed. I will begin by reading articles about the portrayal of Native Americans in United States culture, such as Ward Churchill’s “Crimes Against Humanity,” which appears in the 1994 edition of Race, Class, and Gender: An Anthology, edited by Margaret Andersen and Patricia Hill Collins. For the research project itself, I propose to do a content analysis of the portrayal of the Quileute tribes in the media, identifying newspaper, magazine, and blog articles. I will compare articles published between 1996 and 2000 with those published between 2006 and 2010. I will locate articles using the Ethnic News Watch website and search archives for local Washington papers, such as the Seattle Times, the West Seattle Herald, the Peninsula Daily News, and the Forks Forum. Use Emily’s proposal to identify the best answer to each of the questions in the table. 1. Does the study seem to be exploratory, descriptive, or explanatory? 2. What is the research method? A) Field research B) Content anaylsis C) Survey research 3. What is the unit of analysis? A) Social Artifacts B) Families C) Individuals

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Emily’s class requires that she create a research proposal. The proposal has to specify the purpose of the research, the subjects, the source(s) of data, the basic data collection method(s), and how time will be handled.

Emily is a big Twilight fan. She is curious about the way the Native American tribe, the Quileute, is depicted in the series. She suspects that the series might have changed the way the real Quileute tribe is viewed and treated, particularly in western Washington State, which is the home of the tribe and where the fictional Twilight stories take place.

Emily’s written description of her research proposal follows:

I propose to investigate whether the publication and success of the Twilight series has changed the way the Quileute Native Americans of western Washington are viewed. I will begin by reading articles about the portrayal of Native Americans in United States culture, such as Ward Churchill’s “Crimes Against Humanity,” which appears in the 1994 edition of Race, Class, and Gender: An Anthology, edited by Margaret Andersen and Patricia Hill Collins. For the research project itself, I propose to do a content analysis of the portrayal of the Quileute tribes in the media, identifying newspaper, magazine, and blog articles. I will compare articles published between 1996 and 2000 with those published between 2006 and 2010. I will locate articles using the Ethnic News Watch website and search archives for local Washington papers, such as the Seattle Times, the West Seattle Herald, the Peninsula Daily News, and the Forks Forum.

Use Emily’s proposal to identify the best answer to each of the questions in the table.

1. Does the study seem to be exploratory, descriptive, or explanatory?

2. What is the research method? A) Field research B) Content anaylsis C) Survey research

3. What is the unit of analysis? A) Social Artifacts B) Families C) Individuals

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Research methods in psychology

Psychologists use the scientific method to conduct their research. The scientific method is a standardized way of making observations, gathering data, forming theories, testing predictions, and interpreting results. These methods along with the research are called research methods. There are different types of research methods, such as, case study, observation, field study, survey research etc.