5-1 practice activity: writing research questions

Overview

In this assignment, you will practice writing four research questions.

Prompt

In Chapters 1 and 2 of your textbook, you learned about the four types of social research: exploratory, descriptive, explanatory, and evaluative. In this activity, you will formulate four research questions about support for or against capital punishment—one question per research purpose (exploratory, descriptive, explanatory, and evaluative).

• Exploratory
  • Write an exploratory research question either for or against capital punishment.
• Descriptive
  • Write a descriptive research question either for or against capital punishment.
• Explanatory
  • Write an explanatory research question either for or against capital punishment.
• Evaluative
  • Write an evaluative research question either for or against capital punishment.

What to Submit

This assignment must be completed in written format. Any references should be cited in APA format.