The goal of this assignment is to allow you the opportunity to explore how historical research is conducted.

Purpose The goal of this assignment is to allow you the opportunity to explore how historical research is conducted. You will also consider how historical research fits into our broader understanding of the field of psychology. This assignment focuses on: Understanding the techniques used by historical researchers Critically analyse the findings of historical researchers Task Select one of the following four articles. Each article describes research conducted to try to clarify our understanding of previous psychological research or events. The research goes beyond simply reviewing archival records and involves some “detective” work. Finding Little Albert: A Journey to John B. Watson’s Infant LaboratoryPreview the document Correcting the Record on Watson, Rayner, and Little Albert: Albert Barger as “Psychology’s Lost Boy”Preview the document The Kitty Genovese Murder and the Social Psychology of Helping: The Parable of the 38 WitnessesPreview the document Developing Psychology’s Archival Sensibilities: Revisiting Milgram’s ‘Obedience’ ExperimentsPreview the document Write a paper discussing the historical research that was conducted and your reflections on how this type of research fits into the field of psychology. First, you should briefly summarize the research that was conducted and what the researchers concluded. You should include a discussion of the specific research techniques that they used. Second, you should discuss what you learned about historical research. Were you surprised by the research techniques used? Third, you should discuss the quality of the research that was conducted. Do you agree with the authors’ conclusions? Do you think they did a good job with the investigation or were there things that they neglected? Fourth, you should discuss the impact of this research on the field of psychology. Did this research present information that was new to you or had you already heard it in other psychology classes? Should the conclusions be more widely discussed in the field of psychology or do you think they are not very important? Format Your paper must be typed, double-spaced, with 12 point font and 1 margins. It should be approximately 2-3 pages long. Because you are being asked to share your opinions and reflections, you can write your paper in a less formal style and make I statements (i.e. I believe that ).