The lack of diversity in psychology research can cause many problems. Some can be seen in culturally biased aspects of the DSM-5 to research that should only be applied to small population subsets rather than general statements about all individuals. Since much of psychology research aims to make general statements that apply to all individuals and cultures, it is essential to consider diversity when conducting psychological research, including the participants used and research processes.
Complete the Research Article Critique Worksheet in which you will critique a research article from a cultural approach. You must use the article that you selected in your Week 1 assignment. Here is link for article
http:
jsswnet.com/journals/jssw/Vol_5_No_1_June_2017/12.pdf
In the worksheet, consider the following aspects of your selected research article:
· Cultural factors that are being studied in the article
· Research question(s)
· Research methods
· Research participants
· Research procedures and instrumentation
· Intervention processes
· Methods for improving the research article to be more culturally diverse, sensitive, and applicable to a
oad range of cultures or individuals
· Implications of research that is not diverse
· Implications of making the research more diverse
· specific intervention used such as therapeutic procedures or educational tools)
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Research Article Critique Worksheet
Answer the following questions about your selected research article.
Questions
Answers
What cultural factors are studied in the article?
What is the article’s research question and how does it relate to cultural factors or different cultures?
What research methods did the article utilize?
What do you know about the research participants of the article? Consider the following questions in your answer:
· Did the researchers specify how participants were selected, and did the selection procedure appear to be culturally appropriate?
· Could there be a bias that could affect the research findings due to how the participants were chosen or which participants were used?
What research procedures, instrumentation, and intervention processes did the article utilize? Consider the following question in your answer:
· Did any tools, procedures, or processes used take into account different cultures?
What changes would you make to the research article to make it more culturally diverse and applicable for a
oad range of cultures or individuals?
What are the disadvantages of psychology research that is not diverse? What are the advantages of making psychology research more diverse?