Psychology : PMB 102 RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT 2018

Research assignment overview and submission guidelines
For Psychology 102, you are required to complete a research assignment, which will count 25% towards your coursework mark. The research assignment should be completed in groups of two or three, and you can choose to work with any student/s who are registered for Psychology 102 (i.e., students attending in any timetable block, and/or signed up for any tutorial group).
Important instructions for groups and individual students

Each group should:
1. source the two prescribed journal articles (see below) via the UKZN Library’s e-resources (https://ukzn.on.worldcat.org/atoztitles/browse),
2. read the two prescribed journal articles and answer the questions on the “Research assignment answer template” provided on the Learn site,
3. include all group members’ names and student numbers on the “Research assignment answer template”
4. print ONE completed “Research assignment answer template”, and
5. submit the completed “Research assignment answer template” to the boxes in the Psychology foyer labelled “Psych 102 research assignment ”

Each individual student should also:
Load a copy of their group’s completed “Research assignment answer template” on the Learn site where it says “Load a copy of your group’s research assignment here”
Students whose names appear on more than one “Research assignment answer template” will receive a mark of zero for the assignment..

Research assignment topic
This research assignment has two aims:
1. To expose students to the differences and similarities between quantitative and qualitative research, and the ways in which the findings from research can be written and published (related to Section 1 for Psychology 102).
2. To expose students to South African psychological research that is related to Sections 3 and 4 of Psychology 102 (i.e., Human Development, and Personality and Personality Assessment).

Simulating what commonly happens in real world research, students are required to work in self-formed groups, and should:
 read the two South African journal articles listed below (one qualitative, one quantitative),
 discuss these articles in your groups, and
 answer a set of questions using the “Research assignment answer template” provided.

Your answers to the questions should not plagiarise the articles and they should use appropriate APA style reference conventions. Certain answers to questions may make use of exact phrasing from the articles, but where permitted, this is indicated clearly in the question.

The two prescribed journal articles

The two research articles that are prescribed for the research practical are:

Fakir, S., & Laher, S. (2015). Perceptions of the utility of personality assessment for personnel selection in the South African context: An exploratory study. Journal of Psychology in Africa, 25(5), 482-485. doi: 10/1080/14330237.2015.1101285.

Seabi, J., & Payne, J. (2013). Effects of identity processing styles on academic achievement of first year university students. International Journal of Educational Management, 27(3), 311-322. doi: 10.1108/09513541311306503