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Purpose

This discussion board helps you practice explaining a research plan using ideas from two modules:

– Module 5: How to sample participants (probabilistic vs. non-probabilistic sampling)
– Module 6: Observational, case study, and archival research designs

You will pretend to be a researcher who is being interviewed by a journalist. You will use an AI tool to play the role of the journalist. The journalist will ask you questions about your study, and you will answer them.

By doing this, you will practice:
– Choosing an appropriate research design
– Choosing a sampling method for participants
– Explaining how data would be collected
– Naming a basic analysis
– Stating one clear limit on what your study can conclude

Part 1 Choose a Topic and Basic Study Idea

First, choose a simple research topic from psychology, applied behavior analysis (ABA), or speech-language pathology (SLP). Pick something that interests you and is related to real-world behavior.

Here are three sample topics (you may not use these for your own assignment):
– Screen time and attention
– Reinforcement and classroom behavior
– Parent stress and child sleep

These examples show you the right type of topic, but you must choose a different topic of your own. Do not choose a private or very personal topic.

Before using any AI tool, write the following on your own:

1. Your research topic (1 short phrase)
2. Your research question (1 clear sentence)
3. Your design choice (choose one): observational study, case study, or archival study
4. Your participant sampling method (you must choose one specific method): choose one specific probabilistic method (for example: simple random, stratified, or cluster) or choose one specific non-probabilistic method (for example: convenience, purposive, or snowball)

You will use all four of these in your AI interview in Part 2.

Part 2 Use AI as a Journalist to Interview You

Copy and paste everything in red below into your chosen AI model (such as ChatGPT, CoPilot, Claude, etc.). Replace the words in green [in brackets] with the information you developed in Part 1 before pasting it into AI.

I am an undergraduate student in a psychology research methods course.
I am going to pretend to be a researcher who is being interviewed about my own study idea.

My research topic is: [type your topic here]
My research question is: [type your research question here]
My research design is: [observational study, case study, or archival study]
My participant sampling method is: [type the exact sampling method here]

Please act like a journalist and interview me about my study plan.

Your goal is to conduct a natural, real-feeling interview, not a rigid checklist.

Across the interview, you must make sure that your questions clearly cover all of the following topic areas:
– Why I chose this research design
– Who my target population is
– Why my sampling method makes sense for this study
– What data I will collect (observations, case data, or archival records)
– How my key behavior or variable will be measured or defined
– What basic analysis I would use (for example: frequency, percentage, correlation, or chi-square)
– One clear limit on what my study can conclude

You do not have to ask these as seven exact questions. You may combine or split them across multiple questions if that feels more natural.

You may and should ask appropriate follow-up questions if my answers are unclear, too short, or incomplete.

Please ask your questions one at a time and wait for my answer before asking the next question.
I will answer your questions directly to you in this chat as the researcher.

Do not explain anything for me. Do not improve my answers. Do not suggest better designs or sampling methods. Just act like a journalist asking neutral questions about my study. Continue the interview until you think I demonstrate an appropriate undergraduate-level understanding of the topic.

Engage with AI throughout the interview, answering the questions directly in the chat. Save the interview/chat because you will be pasting it into your discussion board post later.

Part 3 Reflect on Your AI Interview and Study Plan

After you finish the AI interview, read through your full conversation carefully. Think about the questions the AI journalist asked you and the answers you gave.

Then answer each of the following questions in 12 sentences each. Number your answers clearly (15).

1. Based on the questions the AI journalist asked you, do you think your research design (observational, case study, or archival) is a good fit for your research question? Why or why not?

2. Based on how the AI journalist pushed you to explain it, do you think your participant sampling method (your specific probabilistic or non-probabilistic method) makes sense for your study? Why or why not?

3. What is one weakness in your study plan that became clear to you while answering the AI journalists questions?

4. What is one thing you cannot conclude from your study because of your design or sampling method, as shown by your interview answers?

5. How did doing this activity with AI as a journalist help you learn? What did it help you understand better about research design or sampling?

Your answers must be written in your own words. Do not use AI to write your answers to these five questions.

Part 4 Post Your Work in the Discussion Board

You must complete all parts of this assignment in one single discussion board box in Blackboard. Do not upload or attach any Word documents or other files. Everything must be typed or pasted directly.

Your post must include the following sections, in this exact order:

Your research topic
Your research question
Your research design
Your participant sampling method (name the specific method)
Your full AI conversation (paste the entire prompt and the full interview)

Your prompt must include your own topic, question, design, and sampling method
You must clearly label which lines are from the AI (journalist) and which lines are your answers. For example:
- AI Journalist: [question text]
- Student Researcher: [your answer text]

Your answers to the 5 reflection questions (type or paste your numbered responses from Part 3)
Your AI attribution statement (12 sentences)

Do not shorten or summarize the AI conversation. Do not leave out any required section.

Requirements: follow instructions step to step

WRITE MY PAPER

Research Methodology