Reading Assignment #2
Chapter 3 & 4
Points Possible: 10 Project Duration: 8-10 hours
Deliverable Length: 3 4 paragraphs
What is your opinion of the controversial study, Trouble in the Tearoom?
Points to include in your answer:
- Was Humphreys ethical in doing what he did? Are there parts of the research you found were acceptable and other parts that were not?
- Discuss the general trade-offs between the requirements of sound scientific research methods and the need to protect human subjects
Points Possible: 40 Project
Deliverable Length: 1 2 pages
Find a copy of Marvin Wolfgangs Philadelphia study. Discuss the technique used and the results. Suggest an alternative manner of completing such a project, using something other than a cohort design.
- Discuss the challenges of doing similar research.
