The lack of diversity in psychology research can cause many problems. Some can be seen in culturally biased aspects of the DSM-5 to research that should only be applied to small population subsets rather than general statements about all individuals. Since much of psychology research aims to make general statements that apply to all individuals and cultures, it is essential to consider diversity when conducting psychological research, including the participants used and research processes.
Complete the Diversity Research Article Critique in which you will critique a research article from a cultural approach. You must use the article that you selected in your Week 1 assignment. Include a full citation for the chosen article. In the worksheet, consider the following aspects of your selected research article:
- Cultural factors that are being studied in the article
- Research question(s)
- Research methods
- Research participants
- Research procedures and instrumentation
- Intervention processes
- Methods for improving the research article to be more culturally diverse, sensitive, and applicable to a broad range of cultures or individuals
- Implications of research that is not diverse
- Implications of making the research more diverse