http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/research Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 31 May 2026 16:05:12 -0400 Sun, 31 May 2026 16:05:12 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1921/vindication-for-tin-foil-hats-an-analysis-of-unethical-cold-war-experiments-and-their-enduring-consequences By Michael D. Opheim - While the Cold War is popularly regarded as a war of ideological conflict, to consider it solely as such does the long-winded tension a great disservice. In actuality, the Cold War manifested itself in numerous areas of life, including the various scientific fields of the Contemporary Era. Accordingly, scientific research became nothing more than a competition to both the United States and Soviet governments, influencing both to hastily expend their resources on progressing their respective understandings of science. In their hasty pursuit of scientific superiority, however, recent investigations... Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:11 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1921/vindication-for-tin-foil-hats-an-analysis-of-unethical-cold-war-experiments-and-their-enduring-consequences http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1239/examination-of-woodchuck-marmota-monax-burrowing-behavior-and-relationship-between-burrow-diameter-and-distance-from-water By Peter Rowe - Using data collected through field research at Tyler State Park in Pennsylvania, this study examines the characteristics of Woodchuck (Marmota monax) burrows along a creek tributary. This study finds that there is a robust positive correlation between the diameter of the burrow and this distance from the creek tributary. Using an unpaired t-test, the data was found to be significant with a p-value of 0.0003 (p< 0.05 is considered significant). A negative relationship between burrow dip angle and the distance from the creek tributary was also found and confirmed using an unpaired t-test, as... Wed, 21 Oct 2015 12:40 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1239/examination-of-woodchuck-marmota-monax-burrowing-behavior-and-relationship-between-burrow-diameter-and-distance-from-water http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1006/the-researcher-at-the-dance-epistemology-ethics-and-the-ethnographer By Christopher T. McMaster - Before the ethnographer can enter the field of research, indeed, before the researcher can interpret data from the field, he or she must first be aware of how knowledge and meaning are made. The epistemological lens the ethnographer uses will have crucial implications on the hows and the whys—not only of the research itself—but on the role of the researcher. This essay will argue (with the assistance of two young parents, one salmon, and a farm yard full of dancers) that the only ethical ethnography is critical, and the responsibility of the ethnographer is to actively participate... Fri, 06 Mar 2015 04:22 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1006/the-researcher-at-the-dance-epistemology-ethics-and-the-ethnographer http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/692/article-review-pillow-talk-exploring-disclosures-after-sexual-activity-by-amanda-denes By Alexander E. Hopkins - In the March-April 2012 issue of the Western Journal of Communication, a piece appeared by University of California-Santa Barbara (UCSB) Communications doctoral candidate Amanda Denes entitled “Pillow Talk: Exploring Disclosures After Sexual Activity.” In her study, Denes explored whether oxytocin had any influence on communicative disclosures, otherwise known as “pillow talk.” Unlike previous studies examining “pillow talk” after sexual activity, no other study addressed “…how feelings of comfort and decreases in stress may also facilitate disclosure... Wed, 05 Sep 2012 10:24 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/692/article-review-pillow-talk-exploring-disclosures-after-sexual-activity-by-amanda-denes http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/688/self-esteem-and-trust-correlation-between-self-esteem-and-willingness-to-trust-in-undergraduate-students By Ashlee N. Weining & Elizabeth L. Smith - Previous studies have shown a correlation between low self-esteem, loneliness, and social connectedness (McWhirter, 1997). These are factors that play a role in trust. Is there a specific correlation between trust and self-esteem? Connections have been made between the two, but there has been no specific research showing how this relationship is significant, though some studies indicate that it is (McWhirter, 1997). The purpose of this study was to find the correlation between self-esteem and willingness to trust in a small undergraduate college setting. The hypothesis was that there would be... Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/688/self-esteem-and-trust-correlation-between-self-esteem-and-willingness-to-trust-in-undergraduate-students http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/674/ethical-considerations-in-criminal-justice-research-informed-consent-and-confidentiality By Joshua A. Jones - Experiments involving human subjects are increasingly utilized in criminal justice research. However, these studies present relatively unaddressed ethical concerns. This article examines the dark history of human experimentation on offenders and other stigmatized groups in order to substantiate the need for ethics policies. Specifically, it analyzes the ethical problems inherent to informed consent and confidentiality requirements as they pertain to research in the field of criminal justice. Moreover, it reveals an apathetic view of ethics which seems to permeate introductory literature and has... Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/674/ethical-considerations-in-criminal-justice-research-informed-consent-and-confidentiality http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/226/levels-of-processing-the-effects-of-orthographic-phonologic-and-semantic-processing-on-memory By Emily A. Barton - The processes by which the human brain creates, stores, and uses memories are very complex and have been the topics of many research experiments in psychology. In 1972, Craik and Lockhart published a paper on levels of processing that suggested, “memory traces can be seen as records of analyses carried out for the purposes of perception and comprehension, and that deeper, more semantic, processing results in more durable traces” (Nyberg, 2002, p. 345). In the levels of processing model, there are three levels. The most shallow of these levels is the orthographic level, which is achieved... Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:55 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/226/levels-of-processing-the-effects-of-orthographic-phonologic-and-semantic-processing-on-memory http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/205/the-need-for-an-open-debate-on-drug-legalization By William K. Boland - The question of the legalization of drugs has emerged sporadically throughout the past few decades of national and international politics, resulting in a plethora of opposing viewpoints. The heated debate has consumed the American public, and as of late, has virtually bombarded them with anti-drug ads and sentiment. The government has fueled its anti-drug campaign with ever-growing amounts of taxpayer money in order to insure the “evil” drugs are kept out of the hands of Americans. It has created an army of soldiers headed by a Drug Czar to fight the drug war in the form of the NDC... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:15 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/205/the-need-for-an-open-debate-on-drug-legalization http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/98/let-there-be-light-an-exploration-of-the-life-of-nikola-tesla By Kendra A. Palmer - A great deal is known about Nikola Tesla’s origins—namely, his country and people, to which and of whom he attributed so great a deal. The inventor recognized that he came from an extremely conflicted area in the Balkans, full of strife, struggling for identity— a state which remains to this day. He once said, “hardly is there a nation which has met with a sadder fate than the Serbians. Europe can never repay the great debt it owes to the Serbians for checking, by the sacrifice of its own liberty, that barbarian influx” (Seifer 1). He was exceedingly passionate... Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:05 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/98/let-there-be-light-an-exploration-of-the-life-of-nikola-tesla