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This assignment is for a third year psychology BSc at a British university. The module is cultural psychology. The assignment is a hypothetical research proposal (the research will never actually be carried out, so there is a bit of freedom on what to do). It is really a test of ability to create a research proposal by designing a study to explore a topic of cultural psychology.
The topic that I have is how humour is different/used in different cultures.
Please carfully read the first Word document attached called "Cultural Psychology Research Proposal", as this gives very precise details of what needs to be done for this assignment.
Also attached are some lecture notes from this module, most importantly the research methods in cultural psychology.
Here are some sources for this topic to help begin:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5048456/
https://www.questia.com/library/journal/1G1-331348552/sense-of-humor-across-cultures-a-comparison-of-british
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/culture-conscious/201205/whats-funny
Here is some communication from the professor:
"You should assume that it is you carrying the research out, but that you have unlimited resources and access to participants. The research idea does not have to be grounded in previous research, but needs to be related to existing research or theories. This relation can be tangential, and thus should not restrict you in any way."
"If you have a hypothesis, e.g., on cultural differences in humour, you could propose and experiment. For example, you could take a stock joke, and alter aspects of it according to your hypothesis, e.g., self-defeating vs self-enhancing, and assess how funny it is across cultures. Or you could focus on the use of humour in certain contexts, e.g., when one is embarrassed or has experienced tragedy (or other negative life events to look "on the bright side")."
I can try and provide more information and guidance if needed. I"ve never used a service like this before, and am still quite unsure about it.
This assignment is for a third year psychology BSc at a British university. The module is cultural psychology. The assignment is a hypothetical research proposal (the research will never actually be carried out, so there is a bit of freedom on what to do). It is really a test of ability to create a research proposal by designing a study to explore a topic of cultural psychology.
The topic that I have is how humour is different/used in different cultures.
Please carfully read the first Word document attached called "Cultural Psychology Research Proposal", as this gives very precise details of what needs to be done for this assignment.
Also attached are some lecture notes from this module, most importantly the research methods in cultural psychology.
Here are some sources for this topic to help begin:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5048456/
https://www.questia.com/library/journal/1G1-331348552/sense-of-humor-across-cultures-a-comparison-of-british
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/culture-conscious/201205/whats-funny
Here is some communication from the professor:
"You should assume that it is you carrying the research out, but that you have unlimited resources and access to participants. The research idea does not have to be grounded in previous research, but needs to be related to existing research or theories. This relation can be tangential, and thus should not restrict you in any way."
"If you have a hypothesis, e.g., on cultural differences in humour, you could propose and experiment. For example, you could take a stock joke, and alter aspects of it according to your hypothesis, e.g., self-defeating vs self-enhancing, and assess how funny it is across cultures. Or you could focus on the use of humour in certain contexts, e.g., when one is embarrassed or has experienced tragedy (or other negative life events to look "on the bright side")."
I can try and provide more information and guidance if needed. I"ve never used a service like this before, and am still quite unsure about it.
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