In conducting research, there is an opportunity to gain an understanding of unknown developments, and uncommon events and behaviors. Researchers strive to obtain evidence about the situation to evaluate and record its findings and then report the results of what has happened and how it affects human behavior through various steps of observation and manipulation of the independent variable that could possibly influence the dependent variable (Yin, 2014). As a student taking the course of Introduction to Research, my goal was to gain as much knowledge as possible as this a course I was hesitant on retaking due to past experience of not understanding the material which made it hard to comprehend material in the Statistic of Psychology courses. …show more content…
All of the procedures and guidelines of viewing, recording, and reporting information and findings in a research study is important, as this has a great impact on what is believed on a particular subject. Other lessons learned is using the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) that provides invaluable guidelines on all aspects of the writing process for reporting research in the social and behavioral sciences (APA, …show more content…
Research correlates with the Word of God so much that is it unfortunate that science has become the preferred belief system of any new form of life, in any uncommon occurrences, in human existence, and in our ability and intellect. In the book of Genesis, the narrative of the formation of the world and life is described; then in Ecclesiastes 1:9, states that there is nothing new under the sun that will not exist or be done again; lastly, Philippians 4:13 says, “I can do all things through Christ that gives me strength”, so why not give honor to the first known source, God. We should give honor to authorship in both areas as it is not right to take ownership of something that I have not produced, such as ‘life’ and ‘scholarly