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Appendix B

Research Methods Matrix

A psychologist is planning to conduct a study that would examine pathological liars and the quality of their romantic relationships. You have been asked to provide the psychologist with a recommendation for which research method should be used to gather data on the pathological liars and their spouses.

Using the table below list each research method and its advantages and disadvantages for use in this study.

|Research Method |Advantages |Disadvantages |

|Surveys |Get to know how much of the population are |Some survey’s have no privacy. |

| |pathological liars. | |

|Online |Get to see percentage of online users who are|No privacy at all. |

| |liars. | |

|Observation |You can see everything that is being said and|I don’t believe there was anything to this|

| |that is a lie. |disadvantage. |

|Interviews |You can have a person tape the interview, |Sometimes you may not know if they are |

| |then re-watch it to study and examine them. |really lying or not. |

|Telephone Conversations |One-on-one conversations to get what you need|Chatting on the telephone once asking one |

| |from them. |question and getting a response, then |

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