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According to the text, the research process follows a set of four steps including hypothesize, operationalize, measure, and explain.

1. Locate a study through the Ashford University library and apply it to the research process. For help on finding research article through the library,
2. Define whether the study you found is a qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods design study.
3. Identify the hypotheses or research questions (qualitative studies only include research questions).
4. Briefly define the independent and dependent variables in measurable terms.
5. Discuss how the data was collected and provide a brief review of the findings/results.
6. Describe how the research process can apply to other situations and whether you think the research process is useful for all research problems.

Your post should be at least 300 words.

You have to use the following resources in the discussion

Resources

Required Text

Malec, T. & Newman, M. (2013). Research methods: Building a knowledge base. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc. ISBN-13: 9781621785743, ISBN-10: 1621785742.
Chapter 1: Psychology as a Science The file is attached

Required References

American Psychological Association. (2010). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct: 2010 amendment. Standard 8: Research and Publication. Available: http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

Explorable (2010).  The scientific method.  Available at https://explorable.com/scientific-method (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Stoltenberg, C. D., & Pace, T. M. (2007). The scientist-practitioner model: Now more than ever. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 37(4), 195-203. doi:10.1037/0022-0167.52.2.13