Group 7 Research Proposal

Research Question: 
How does reward/punishment from guardians affect the temperament in children?

Hypothesis:
Children with more strict/consistent parenting results in mid-tempered children when the parents are around.

Sample:
Our sample would be parents with children of the ages between 6-14 in Butte, Montana, chosen because it would have been simpler to attain due to the close proximity.

Research Method(s):
We would employ a structured interview for our research method. We would bring parents in and give them scenarios and record what their response would be in terms of reward or punishment for the child(ren). We would be looking for any signs that would show whether the punishment/reward would affect the temperament in the long term on the psyche of the child.

Research Design:
 We would use a cross sectional design so that we may study children in the age groups in order to save a bit of time and money as we could effectively take responses in a time efficient way.

Group 7 Members
Keeley Pochervina
Amy Babb
Steven Boney
Maggy Adamson
Alye Fjell