Group Six Research Practice

Research Question

Do children respond differently to each parent’s authority at different ages?

Hypothesis

As a child matures, the way that the child responds to authority from each individual parent changes.

Sample

For our study, we will study twenty boys and twenty girls from the United States starting at the age of two and follow them until they are twelve.

Research Method(s)

We would use a naturalistic observation approach so that we can monitor children and parents in situations that parental authority occurs the most often (their home). We will also ask the parents to fill out surveys over the course of the study to gain their perspective on how they think their child responds to their own authority.

Research Design(s)

We would use a longitudinal design to follow the children from ages two to twelve. We believed this was the most effective method because, in order to draw accurate results, we would have to follow the same children throughout the duration of the study. This would allow us to observe how the dynamic changes as the child ages.

Madison Kale

Natalie Sloan

Johannah Forsberg

Lynsi Peterson

Kelsey Kolman