• Identify two stereotypes about a specific religion or faith.
• Compare and contrast the stereotypes and their effects on the subjects of the stereotypes.

describe a design for a research study related to your specialization (psychological research) that investigates an issue related to a stereotype or is counter to a stereotype. You may investigate anything related to the faith or religion, and stereotypes. For example, if you were a chemical dependency counselor, you might investigate alcoholism in Jewish Americans.

• Explain, briefly, what your research study plans to investigate and why this is important.
• Articulate the cultural biases that may surface in your research and how you will manage or avoid them.
• Explain how will you recruit participants.
• Discern the types of research biases you will want to avoid in the study.