I find experimental research to be the most interesting. In this type of research a variable is manipulated in order to study the effects that variable has on certain subjects. I find this research interesting because it seems to use tools that are used in scientific research. This makes it easier for me to accept the results as credible.
If I was to study deception one possible research question would be, "what function does deception serve for people who choose to use it". I would use the ethnography approach in trying to answer this question. Using this method would allow me to study people in natural settings. This would allow their lies to come out naturally instead of knowing that they are being studied and ironically, making their lies up.
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Hey there! I hope you are doing well. Can you believe we only have 2 more weeks of class. This session flew by very fast. First of all I would like to say that I really liked the research question you came up with. That is actually a question that I would like the answer to. I think using the ethnography approach in trying to answer this question would be a very good. I think it would be interesting to personally see how the people who are deceitful feel about themselves after they hurt someone. I do agree that experimental research is very interesting and like you said the results seem more credible.
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