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PSYCH 610 Entire Course (UOP)
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 PSYCH 610
Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Qualitative vs.
Quantitative Research PSYCH 610 Week 4 Individual
Assignment Week Four Homework Exercise PSYCH 610
Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Survey
Questions PSYCH 610 Week 4 Individual Assignment
Critical Analysis of Research Article PSYCH 610
Week 5 Individual Assignment Week Five Homework
Exercise PSYCH 610 Week 5 Individual Assignment
Outline of Research Proposal PSYCH 610 Week 5
Learning Team Assignment The Hawthorne Effect
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PSYCH 610 Week 1 Individual Assignment Research
Studies Questionnaire (UOP)
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. Be sure
to apply the scientific method to evaluate the
evidence presented in the selected articles. Use
these articles as a framework for completing the
questionnaire.Write a 100- to 500-word answer to
each of the following questionsPART IWhat is
the purpose of each of the sections in a typical
research article?What are the steps to
critically evaluate research articles and how
does the scientific method help you do this?
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PSYCH 610 Week 2 Individual Assignment Week Two
Homework Exercise (UOP)
Answer the following questions covering material
from Ch. 15 of Methods in Behavioral
Research1. 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. What is the independent variable?
What is the dependent variable? What is the
purpose of random assignment to groups? What is
the purpose of random assignment to groups?2.
Define theory and explain its function. How does
theory relate to the practice of psychology?3.
Define hypothesis and provide an example.
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PSYCH 610 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment
Analysis of Ethical Dilemma (UOP)
Read the following scenarioA 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.Write a 300- to 500-word discussion of the
followingDescribe the ethical consideration(s)
with the scenario.Has the primary researcher
committed an ethical violation?
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PSYCH 610 Week 3 Individual Assignment Week Three
Homework Exercise (UOP)
Answer the following questions covering material
from Ch. 6 7 of Methods in Behavioral
Research1. 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?4. What issues should be
considered when constructing surveys? What are
the implications of double-barreled, loaded, and
negative questions?5. What are some survey
administration methods? When are each of these
methods most appropriate?
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PSYCH 610 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment
Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research (UOP)
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 (UOP)
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 (UOP)
Answer the following questions, covering material
from Ch 810 of Methods in Behavioral
Research1. 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? 5. How
does an experimenters expectations and
participant expectations affect outcomes?
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PSYCH 610 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Survey
Questions (UOP)
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 pointsnegative wordingcomplexity
(note good questions are simple and
straightforward)double-barreledloadedgrammatica
lly incorrectIn your Team, discuss the
importance of writing good survey questions. How
can poorly-written questions bias results?
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PSYCH 610 Week 5 Individual Assignment Outline of
Research Proposal (UOP)
Prepare a 2-pageoutline of your Research
Proposal. The outline should provide an overview
of the main elements of your proposal. It should
includeAn introductionA brief statement of
purposeThe rationale for conducting the
studyYour hypotheses and research
questionsMethods (participants, procedures,
materials, instruments), and appropriate
statistical test(s) for data analysisList of at
least three relevant articles for the
proposalThe purpose of this outline is to obtain
feedback from your instructor on your progress
and on the feasibility of your topic and design.
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PSYCH 610 Week 5 Individual Assignment Week Five
Homework Exercise (UOP)
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 example4. 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?6. What is a
quasi-experimental research design? Why would a
researcher use a quasi-experimental design rather
than a true experimental design?
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PSYCH 610 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment The
Hawthorne Effect (UOP)  
Complete the Hawthorne Effect assignment found on
your student website.
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PSYCH 610 Week 6 Individual Assignment Week Six
Homework Exercise (UOP)
Answer the following questions, covering material
from Ch. 12 of Methods in Behavioral Research1.
Define the following terms2. 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.5. Under what circumstances is the
median or mode a better measure of central
tendency than the mean? Explain your response.
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PSYCH 610 Week 6 Learning Team Assignment
Developmental Research (UOP)
Complete the 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 (UOP)
Answer the following questions, covering material
from Ch. 13 of Methods in Behavioral Research1.
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 (experimental group)
or support group and medication (control group).
What is the null hypothesis? What is the research
hypothesis?4. In the scenario described in the
previous question, the researcher implements two
programs simultaneously a 6-week yoga program
coupled with medication management and a 6-week
support group program coupled with medication
management
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PSYCH 610 Week 7 Learning Team Assignment
Correlation (UOP)
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 (UOP)
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 (UOP)
Answer the following questions covering material
from Ch. 14 of Methods in Behavioral Research1.
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?3. What
potential problems can arise from generalization
of results to different cultures or ethnic
groups?4. What is meta-analysis, and how is it
useful to practitioners and scholars?5. True or
false In many cases, meta analyses involves
calculating an average effect size for a
relationship between variables.
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PSYCH 610 Week 8 Learning Team Assignment Course
Summary (UOP)
As a team, complete a summary of the main points
of the course. In about a paragraph each,
summarize what you learned about the
following1. Research and the scientific
method2. Research ethics3. Meaning of
reliability and validity4. Overview of basic
research designsDefine descriptive and
interferential statistics and give an example of
each
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