- American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association (APA) provides a wealth of information to psychologists, students, and the public, including hot topics in the field of psychology, current research, and ethical guidelines.
- American Psychological Society
The American Psychological Society (APS) is dedicated to conducting and disseminating psychological research. This site contains information about the organization, including teaching, research, society publications, schedules for conventions, and other resources. While at the site, explore the news releases. Select one of the articles and see if you can determine the research design and methodology that was used in this study.
- Research Methods Tutorials
Created by graduate students at Cornell University, this website contains a variety of tutorials on research methodology. An excellent resource for students interested in learning more about or conducting developmental research.
- Experimenter Bias
This study on experimenter bias was originally published in l964. Summarize the study and its results. How are the findings from this study relevant to child development research today?
- Center for Cross-Cultural Research
This website presents a number of articles on ethnographic/cross-cultural research. Scroll down to Unit 11: Culture and Human Development: Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence. Select one article and briefly describe the methodology and findings. According to the text, why is cross-cultural and multicultural research important?
- The Web Experiment List
Created at the University of Zurich, this website contains current and archived online psychology experiments. Complete one of the experiments and answer the following questions: What was the purpose of the experiment? What type of research design was used? Do you think the experiment was reliable and valid? Why or why not?
- Experimental and Correlational Research
This website provides an overview of experimental and nonexperimental (correlational) research designs. According to the author, why is it important to understand research designs?
- Developmental Research Design
This website from San Francisco State University features a discussion of cross-sectional, longitudinal, and cross-cultural research designs. Test your understanding of these designs by completing the exercises in Module 1.
- Ethical Standards for Research in Child Development
The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) presents ethical standards for research with children. Briefly summarize the ethical standards that appear in the SRCD guidelines that are not discussed in your textbook.
- Informed Consent
This site provides an example of an informed consent statement. Read the statement. What kind of information is being provided to potential participants? Why is informed consent important?
