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PSY/335 Week 1 Assignment Research Development Paper
Watch the “Attention and Consciousness-Unlearning Through Hypnosis” video located in this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.
Focus on the study conducted by Dr. Amir Raz shown in the video.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper covering the following:
· What was the purpose of this study?
· How does this study apply to the real world?
· If you were doing the next step in this study, which research question would you develop? How could you test it?
· How could you apply the steps of the scientific method to test your hypothesis?
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
PSY/335 Week 2 Assignment Descriptive Research Methods Worksheet
Watch the “Nonexperimental Research Methods in Psychology” video located in this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. http:/ /fod.infobase. com/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=40124
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Descriptive Methods Worksheet. Make sure to answer the questions comprehensively. Be sure to cite the source.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
Descriptive Research Methods Worksheet
Please list 5 research methods that you have reviewed from the book or video in the chart below. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages a researcher should consider when determining which methods to use.
Research Methods Advantages Disadvantages
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1. From the video, discuss the purpose of correlational designs and the findings from the video regarding cell phone use.
2. Do you think it was appropriate for the researchers to use correlational design? Why or why not?
PSY/335 Week 2 Team Assignment Proposal Worksheet
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Proposal Worksheet.
Each member of the team chooses an article from a journal in the university library (see below) and answers the 4 questions in the Proposal Worksheet document. Then everyone in the team reviews the other members’ submissions of answers 1-4 for each of their articles. After reviewing each team member’s submission, answer the following two questions as a team:
1. What is your research question?
2. What is your hypothesis?
Now here’s a final note for everyone to keep in mind: decide on a topic that the team wants to find these research study articles on because the team will choose one of the subjects that you will have presented in the Week 2 proposal worksheet to focus on for the Methods Paper due Week 3. Using one of the research questions and hypothesis you all agreed on in Week 2 for this subject, the team will create your own imaginary study around the subject, and then write the paper during Week 3.
The team will then submit a paper that includes each team member’s article review (the four questions answered with the article citation) and the team answers to the two questions.
NOTE: The articles you choose must be articles in journals in the University’s library. Those are the only articles that qualify for this assignment.
Proposal Worksheet
Each team member will pick an article for this worksheet. Replicate these set of questions for each team member for this worksheet.
Team member name:
Citation of article:
1. What is the author’s goal?
2. What questions remain unanswered?
3. If I had to design an experiment to test this hypothesis, what would I do?
4. What are the independent, dependent, and control variables?
After reviewing each team member’s submission, answer the following questions as a team:
1. What is your research question?
2. What is your hypothesis?
PSY335 Week 3 Assignment Methods Paper
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-paper discussing the methods of your proposal from Week Two. Include the following in your paper:
· An explanation of your sampling method
· Whether you will be using descriptive or inferential statistics
· Definitions of your variables
· An explanation of how you will operationalize the variables
PSY/335 Week 3 Quiz (***** 100% Correct *****)
Watch the “Introduction to Designing Experiments” video located in this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. Copy and past link below for video. http:/ /fod.infobase. com/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=36199
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Week Three Quiz
PSY335 Week Three Quiz
Complete the following quiz. Choose your response by highlighting your answer.
1. When we perform an experiment, we
a. measure independent variables,
b. produce dependent variables.
c. produce control variables.
d. produce a comparison.
e. hold independent variables constant.
2. The control group in an experiment
a. fixes the level of a variable across all experimental conditions.
b. is often untreated.
c. receives the same level of the independent variable as the experimental group.
d. refers to the manipulation of the independent variable.
3. In research on the decompression of pregnant rats, the independent variable is ______, a dependent variable is ________, and a control variable is _______________.
a. Reduced air pressure; behavioral tests; strain of the rat
b. Body weight; climbing ability; time of day
c. Atmospheric pressure; age of rat; climbing ability
d. Number of decompressions; body weight; home cage
e. Experimental group; control group; test performance
4. In experiments, independent variables are
a. the result of careful measurements.
b. extraneous to the experiment and held constant.
c. extraneous to the experiment and allowed to vary randomly.
d. independent of experimenter control.
e. varied by the researcher.
5. Dependent variables are
a. manipulated by the researcher.
b. potential independent variables that are held constant.
c. measured by the researcher.
d. probable behavioral causes.
6. One reason a valid experiment may produce null results is
a. the range of levels in the independent variable was insufficient to show an effect.
b. the dependent variable reflects a broad range of performance.
c. that the experiment is conducted in an environment that is too difficult.
d. that reactivity occurs in the participants (e.g., they adopt the role of “good behavior”).
7. In experiments, the independent variable should be _________, the dependent variable should be __________, and the control variable should be ________.
a. controlled; constant; randomized
b. constant; an effect; causal
c. free; restricted; elevated
d. balanced; unconfounded; an effect
e. manipulated; measured; held constant
8. An interaction occurs when
a. an independent variable effects a dependent variable.
b. one independent variable effects a second independent variable.
c. the effect one dependent variable has is not the same at each level of a second dependent variable.
d. the effect one independent variable has is not the same at each level of a second independent variable.
9. Which of the following is an example of the Hawthorne effect?
a. Experimenter bias
b. Reactivity in an experiment
c. Participant observation
d. Unobtrusive outcomes
10. A variable that inadvertently causes an experimental result is
a. confounded with the dependent variable.
b. confounded with the independent variable.
c. confounded with the control variables.
d. unlikely to be important in experiments.
11. Construct validity permits one to do which of the following?
a. Generalize
b. Attribute causality
c. Have confidence in constructs
d. Support hypothesis
12. Which of the following is a source of construct invalidity?
a. Bias
b. Random error
c. Carry-over effects
d. Counterbalancing
13. If a study has external validity, one is entitled to
a. generalize.
b. attribute causality.
c. have confidence in constructs.
d. support hypotheses.
14. Internal validity allows one to do which of the following?
a. Generalize
b. Attribute causality
c. Have confidence in constructs
d. Support hypotheses
15. Which of the following is the most likely to have the greatest internal validity?
a. Surveys
b. Case studies
c. Relational research
d. Experiments
16. Test reliability determined by a correlation between scores from the same test taken at two different times is called
a. test-retest reliability.
b. parallel forms reliability.
c. split-half reliability.
d. predictive reliability.
17. Statistical reliability determines whether results
a. will occur five percent of the time.
b. occur because of chance.
c. are internally valid.
d. are produced by bias.
18. Which of the following is a major threat to internal validity?
a. Confounding
b. Deviant-case analysis
c. Truncated range
d. Dependent variables
19. A type of validity that is specifically concerned with being able to make causal statements about relationships between variables is _______________ validity.
a. External
b. Internal
c. Construct
d. Predictive
20. A replication of research helps to determine ______________ validity.
a. Construct
b. External
c. Internal
d. Predictive
PSY-335 Week 4 Experimental Designs Worksheet (***** 100% Correct *****)
Complete the Experimental Designs Worksheet.
Fill in the Blank
Using the terms listed below, complete the following:
1. ___________ group receives treatment in an experimental design.
2. ___________ group does not receive treatment in an experimental design.
3. A ___________ design has many observations on a single case or a few subjects.
4. When separate groups of subjects receive different levels of the independent variable, this is referred to as _____________ design.
5. When all subjects receive all levels of the independent variable, this is referred to as ____________ design.
6. When the researcher measures a behavior that needs to be changed and then applies therapy and measures the behavior again, this is referred to as _____________ design.
7. When the researcher measures a behavior that needs to be changed, applies therapy and measures the behavior again, and then removes the treatment and measures the behavior again, this is referred to as ______________ design.
8. When the criterion outcome changes over time this is referred to as _______________ design.
9. When measuring several behaviors or several people with baseline periods of varying lengths and an independent variable occurs, this is referred to as a ______________ design.
10. When subjects are not randomly assigned and not all variables are under the control of the presenter, this is referred to as ______________ design.
A. Multiple Baseline B. Small n C. AB
D. Control E. Experimental F. ABA
G. Between Subject H. Quasi-Experimental I. Changing Criterion
J. Within Subject
Matching
Read the following scenarios and match each scenario with the correct type of experimental design.
1. _____ Two classes of children are studied regarding the effects of a new teaching method in science. One group received the new method of instruction, while the other group uses the standard, traditional method of instruction. Both classes are measures for achievement before and after the teaching methods.
2. _____ Divide your subjects in half. One group receives one treatment of the independent variable and the other group receives a different treatment of the independent variable. Subjects were all told they were going to see a video of a therapist’s session after which they would rate the quality of the session. The groups differed in that the subjects in one group were told that prior evaluations indicated that the therapist was effective whereas subjects in the other group were told that the evaluations indicated the therapist was not effective. These different subjects were used for the two levels of the independent variable: subjects were in either the “effective therapist” or the “ineffective therapist” condition.
3. _____ All subjects perform at all levels of the independent variable. Subjects diagnosed as having attention deficit disorder were each tested on a concentration task after receiving medication. All subjects were tested four times, once after receiving one of the four doses. Each subject was tested under eachof the four levels of the independent variable-dose of medication.
4. _____ A small group is measured for the amount of anxiety they experience in math class (baseline). They are taught a relaxation method and measured again to measure anxiety in math class.
5. _____ To study verbal commands in canines, during week 1 the baseline is recorded for how many times a dog chased a cat. During week 2, dog was verbally scolded (treatment) when the dog chased the cat, and the chasing behavior was recorded. During week 3, the chasing behavior was recorded without the verbal scolding (treatment).
A. Between-Subjects Design B. AB Design C. Quasi-Experimental Design
D. ABA Design E. Within-Subjects Design
PSY – 335 Week 5 Assignment Research in Careers Brochure
Imagine you are an academic advisor and you are working at a booth at a University fair. You want to explain the career possibilities and real world usefulness of research in psychology.
Create a brochure including the following:
· A design that highlights careers in psychology that utilize research in psychology
· At least one example of a study that addresses real world issues
Format your brochure consistent with APA guidelines.
PSY335 Week 5 Research Proposal Presentation
Create a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation discussing your team’s research proposal.
Include the following in your presentation:
· The research question
· A summary of the literature review
· The research hypothesis
· A summary of the method
· The sample used for the study
· The study design
· The validity and reliability of the study
· Discuss any possible Type I and Type II errors
· Address ways to validate findings
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
