There was some controversy founded from the findings of this research. What message do you think it will send it’s female readers?
How do you view the credibility of this research and what (if anything) would you change to make it more credible?
How the study obtained their information for the 89,835 women was not described in the article. How might this information impact the results?
1) What major theory was used in this research study — if any?
2) Do you think that you would have the same results for children in an NICU? Why or Why not?
3) Is there enough empirical evidence to support the claim? If so, what are they? If not, what should have been included?
Young And In Love? Thank Mom And Dad, At Least A Little
1. The article states that, “to be sure, this study looked very broadly at satisfaction with romantic relationships and those between parents and teens. It couldn’t take everything into account.” What other factors are they suggesting that may go into having a successful adult relationship?
2. We know that often times, theory is embedded within research and it can impact the study. Is there a theory that supports this research?
3. This study was taken place in America, if this study was conducted in a different part of the world would you expect to get similar results (assuming that emotionally and physically satisfied would be changed to represent their culture’s ideal of satisfaction)?
1. This article does not mention whether these parents are overweight themselves. What about taking parents’ weights into consideration? Would the results look similar or different.
2. The article states that “Parents were most likely to underestimate the weight of 2- to 5-year olds”. In this age range of 2 to 5, does baby fat influence their poor judgements?
3. What about these parents’ mental health statuses? Do mental health issues play any role in these parents poor judgements?
Wives Are Now More Educated than Husbands In the U.S.
1). What other factors could be contributing to the high percentage of educated wives?
2). If wives are becoming more educated than husbands in the U.S., why are there still income disparities amongst men and women?
3). If the percentage of educated wives is steadily increasing, what about single women?
1. Do you think that the number of subjects used were enough to have an accurate representation?
2. What is another variable or group that you would add to the study and why?
3. Do you think the method of how they tested people’s memory was a good representation? If not, what would you change and why?
1) The researchers in this article made adjustments for pre-existing depression and self-esteem issues in participants so that they could isolate parental factors. In what ways would/could this impact the outcome of the study?
2) How important is it for the audience to understand the verbiage “parent”? What implications could there be if this was unclear to your audience as well as to this study?
3) What is the consideration of the satisfaction or skills learned from parents? What extent could bad skills be considered acceptable in adult relationships?
Vast Study Casts Doubts on Value of Mammograms
This is an article about a research study into the value of mammograms over breast exams by a trained medical professional. This article was published in the New York Times on February 11th. A link to the study itself can be found within the text of the article.
1) What is the value in a study of the size and magnitude such as this? Does the size of this study give it more weight within the medical community? What is the value of this study being longitudinal in nature instead of retrospective or cross-sectional (existing statistics based)? How might this change its perceived value to the medical community?
2) The results of this research seem to go against mainstream recommendations. Were there any factors that might have led to the researchers having a bias against mainstream medical recommendations?
3) What was the researcher’s purpose in conducting this study? Were they trying to evaluate the efficacy of mammograms or promote a change in the medical system? How might the purpose of the study changed the procedural aspects of the study?
3. Who is the audience in this article? Is the author making the assumption that anyone might be able to drink whole milk and eat butter and stay be lean?
Question 1: The Persian psychotherapist, Reza Arasteh, working in USA, made the uncomfortable suggestion in the 1960’s that, “The subject of research projects is partly related to the character structure of the researcher. Accordingly, unless the investigator has reached a mature stage of personal development, he or she is unlikely to feel any incentive for researching the topic, or even be capable of fully comprehending it.” In what ways do we need to our personal development to mature to become competent researchers?
Question 2: Can research and spiritualism exist in a common lens?
Question 3: To undertake scientific investigation, you have to start with an idea, with some intuition about what to look into and where you might begin to find answers. Science, in other words, begets creativity. In what ways does science beget creativity?