CSU Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Science Discussion
Question Description
Read the comic “Rat Park (https://www.stuartmcmillen.com/comic/rat-park/#pag…),” which chronicles a pair of research studies on rats to better understand addiction. The original study isolates a rat to better understand how it develops and responds to addiction. Do you think the methodology (how a study is designed and conducted) of the first study bears any relationship to its outcome? What does the second study do differently, and how might it better help us understand root causes of addictions?
Did the original researcher have any pre-held arguments or biases that shaped the study design? Describe, using the BIAW chapter “Research Starts with a Thesis Statement” as a frame of reference. For example, what thesis statement might have begun the researcher’s work and impacted their findings? Integrate lines from each text. At least 500 words.
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