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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 PSYCH 610
Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Qualitative vs.
Quantitative Research                      
                  
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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. 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.                          
              
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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.
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?                      
                  
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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.snaptutoria
l.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                          
              
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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                          
              
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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
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Complete the
Hawthorne 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
visit www.snaptutorial.com   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   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 (experimental group) or support group
and medication (control group). What is the null
hypothesis? What is the research
hypothesis?                          
              
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PSYCH 610 Week 7 Learning Team Assignment
Correlation   For more classes visit www.snaptutor
ial.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? 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?            
                            
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PSYCH 610 Week 8 Learning Team Assignment Course
Summary   For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.
com   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                          
              
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