- Describe at least 2 examples of behaviorism and learning principles in your life. Examples can come from your personal life, your career, parenting, interpersonal relationships, online interactions, etc.
- Explain which theory your examples align with most, and explain why.
- Choose a research method discussed in Ch. 2, and explain how you would use this method to study the behaviors in your examples
- Descriptive research involves gathering information about a behavior and the circumstances within which it occurs. It does not involve the manipulation of any variables. Descriptive methods include the survey approach, in which individuals answer a series of questions, and the case study approach, which involves the intensive study of a single individual, such as someone who has a rare type of disorder. © Cengage
