can i replicate a psychological study and ask the same research question or will it be considered plagiarism?

Answer 1

to replicate a study is a good idea and one that is actively encouraged. if you are replicating a study which was done some time ago your rational can be to see if the results are still the same, see whether a change in society is reflected in the results. obviously milgrams study is not ethical but i think if someone was to replicate it, i think the results would be very different because people are not as conformist in the present society (rational). if it is a relatively recent study, your rational could be to see whether the results are generalisable to the population in your area. maybe you could add a slight twist or expand on it, if some questions were left unanswered in the previous study or a possible motivation, you could add a questionnaire that seeks further info as well. if you have to use a questionnaire or procedure they designed, then you should seek their permission.... but they are usually more than happy to help and could give you some advice. you can find their email addresses on their university homepage.

Answer 2

To REPLICATE any scientific study is not only permissible but ENCOURAGED! When other independant researchers perform a test of a study this confirms their findings.

Example: Some guy in France has built a cold fusion reactor about the size of a pop can- and it produced about 3/4 of a horsepower. Some guy in Colorado made the same reactor- and it worked, but he didn't get the power out of it that the guy in France did. So guess what? They're now compairing notes- the result will be a more promising cold fusion reactor!

Good Luck

Answer 3

There are valid reasons for replicating a psychological study, and they depend largely upon the parameters of the first study. If you consider it not to be truly representative, you can expand the study to a larger population. Or, conversely, you may want to target a particular group which was not covered by the original study.
Check this with your advisor, as it all depends on the requirements you have to meet, as well as their take on what you are doing.

Answer 4

Replication of a scientific experiment would not be plagiarism if the study you are replicating is cited and the purpose of the re-doing of the experiment is to confirm or deny the results of the original study.

But if you just take the original study and do it again as if it was your idea and as if nobody did it before, you are in big touble.

Answer 5

Replication and convergence of findings is very important in psycological research. Hypothesis can only become facts if every time they are replicated the same results are found. As long as you site where ideas come from I think it would be ok, however as someone stated above, talking with an advisor would be ideal.

Answer 6

Plagiarism is rife and generally frowned upon. In cases of scientific study based on particular research methods, the original publisher of such results owns the intellectual rights to them. Using someone else's notes or specific research material for a similar study of your own is not a problem if you do not intend to publish or claim such as your own.
If you are using the results of your study in a thesis or similar, you must attribute the conditions and methods of research to its author, and thereby you will be either confirming the original findings or contesting them. If in any doubt, it is prudent to notify your intention to the original author who is unlikely to object, and will probably be keen to compare your findings with his own.

Answer 7

I'm not sure if there are any copyright issues in this. I'm quite sure there aren't.
If you want to be perfectly safe, and know the origins of this question, then contact the person who first asked the question, and kindly request to use it.
It may not be necessary, but it will certainly solve any possible issues with your question. You may also gain a contact in the same field :)

Answer 8

if you get a written permission to use the questions from the people who did the original study , it should be OK...

Answer 9

no, as long as the source is cited and it is done to test the validity of the previous study's results.