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PSYCH 610 Entire Course For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   PSYCH 610 Week 1
Individual Assignment Research Studies
Questionnaire PSYCH 610 Week 2 Individual
Assignment Week Two Homework Exercise PSYCH 610
Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Analysis of
Ethical Dilemma PSYCH 610 Week 3 Individual
Assignment Week Three Homework Exercise
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PSYCH 610 Week 1 Individual Assignment Research
Studies Questionnaire For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com Search for research
articles from peer-reviewed publications in the
University Library. Examples of peer-reviewed
publications are listed in Table 2.1 in Chapter 2
of Methods in Behavioral Research. Select four
research articles to review. Include at least one
applied research article and one basic research
article.
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PSYCH 610 Week 2 Individual Assignment Week Two
Homework Exercise For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com Answer the following
questions covering material from Ch. 15 of
Methods in Behavioral Research 1. A researcher
is interested in studying the effects of
different levels of distractionnone, low, and
highon scores on a test of visual memory.
Participants are randomly assigned to one of
three conditions no distraction, low
distraction, or high distraction. All
participants engage in a test of visual memory.
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PSYCH 610 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment
Analysis of Ethical Dilemma For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com Read the following
scenario A well-known researcher at a major
university has two graduate student assistants.
He conducts three studies in his laboratory, all
of which involve very labor-intensive procedures.
The graduate research assistants complete all of
the data collection. They also assist in writing
the Discussion section of the final article,
adding their thoughts and suggestions to the
various drafts. The article is accepted into a
leading journal for publication. The primary
researcher lists only himself as author of the
article, claiming that he wrote at least 75 of
the final paper.
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PSYCH 610 Week 3 Individual Assignment Week
Three Homework Exercise For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com Answer the following
questions covering material from Ch. 6 7 of
Methods in Behavioral Research 1. What is
reactivity? Explain how reactivity impacts
measurement. 2. What are the key features of an
experimental design, or true experiment? How
does this compare to case studies? 3. What is
survey research and when is it most useful?
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PSYCH 610 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment
Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Complete the
Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research assignment
found on your student website
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PSYCH 610 Week 4 Individual Assignment Critical
Analysis of Research Article For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com Select a research
article of interest to you, preferably related to
your Research Proposal, and use the Research
Evaluation Worksheet found on the student website
to analyze the article. You can use this
information to help you form the literature
review section of your research proposal.
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PSYCH 610 Week 4 Individual Assignment Week Four
Homework Exercise For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com Answer the following
questions, covering material from Ch 810 of
Methods in Behavioral Research 1. What is a
confounding variable and why do researchers try
to eliminate confounding variables? Provide two
examples of confounding variables. 2. What are
the advantages and disadvantages of posttest only
design and pretest-posttest design 3. What is
meant by sensitivity of a dependent variable? 4.
What are the differences between an independent
groups design and a repeated measures design?
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PSYCH 610 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Survey
Questions For more classes visit www.snaptutorial
.com As a team, locate at least two surveys (you
can use any survey that you find on the
internet). Try to find one that is relatively
brief- 10 questions or less. Analyze the
questions in the survey. Construct a table, such
as that presented on page 127 of Methods in
Behavioral Research (2009). Evaluate each survey
question on the following points negative
wording complexity (note good questions are
simple and straightforward) double-barreled
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PSYCH 610 Week 5 Individual Assignment Outline of
Research Proposal For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com Prepare a
2-pageoutline of your Research Proposal. The
outline should provide an overview of the main
elements of your proposal. It should include An
introduction A brief statement of purpose The
rationale for conducting the study Your
hypotheses and research questions Methods
(participants, procedures, materials,
instruments), and appropriate statistical test(s)
for data analysis List of at least three relevant
articles for the proposal
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PSYCH 610 Week 5 Individual Assignment Week Five
Homework Exercise For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com 1. What are
single-case designs and when are they most
useful? 2. How may a researcher enhance the
generalizability of the results of a single case
design? 3. What is the relationship between
quasi-experiments and confounding variables?
Provide an example 4. Provide examples of
one-group posttest designs and one-group pretest
and posttest designs. What are the limitations of
each? 5. Provide examples of non-equivalent
control group designs. What are the advantages of
having a control group?
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PSYCH 610 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment The
Hawthorne Effect For more classes
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Effect assignment found on your student website.
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PSYCH 610 Week 6 Individual Assignment Week Six
Homework Exercise For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com Answer the following
questions, covering material from Ch. 12 of
Methods in Behavioral Research 1. Define the
following terms 2. How are group means,
percentages, and correlations used to describe
research results? 3. How can graphs be used to
describe and summarize data? 4. A researcher is
studying reading rates in milliseconds per
syllable. What scale of measurementnominal,
ordinal, interval, or ratiois time in
milliseconds? Explain your response.
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PSYCH 610 Week 6 Learning Team Assignment
Developmental Research For more classes
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Developmental Research assignment found on your
student website. Complete the table using
complete sentences for your answers.
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PSYCH 610 Week 7 Individual Assignment Week Seven
Homework Exercise For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com Answer the following
questions, covering material from Ch. 13 of
Methods in Behavioral Research 1. Define
inferential statistics and how researchers use
inferential statistics to draw conclusions from
sample data. 2. Define probability and discuss
how it relates to the concept of statistical
significance. 3. A researcher is studying the
effects of yoga on depression. Participants are
randomly assigned to one of two groups yoga and
medication
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PSYCH 610 Week 7 Learning Team Assignment
Correlation For more classes visit www.snaptutori
al.com Complete the Correlation assignment found
on your student website. You will need to plot
the data given and answer the questions.
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PSYCH 610 Week 8 Individual Assignment Research
Proposal For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.
com Submit the Research Proposal. Include all
parts given in the instructions found on your
student website
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PSYCH 610 Week 8 Individual Assignment Week
Eight Homework Exercise For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com Answer the following
questions covering material from Ch. 14 of
Methods in Behavioral Research 1. What is
replication, and what role does it play in
increasing the external validity or
generalizability of a study? In what way is the
IRB involved in using participants in a research
study? 2. What are the advantages and
disadvantages of using college students as
participants in research studies?
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PSYCH 610 Week 8 Learning Team Assignment Course
Summary For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.c
om As a team, complete a summary of the main
points of the course. In about a paragraph each,
summarize what you learned about the
following 1. Research and the scientific
method 2. Research ethics 3. Meaning of
reliability and validity 4. Overview of basic
research designs Define descriptive and
interferential statistics and give an example of
each  
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