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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

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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.

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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?

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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

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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?

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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.

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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-barreledloaded

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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 proposal

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PSYCH 610 Week 5 Individual Assignment Week Five
Homework Exercise (UOP)

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• 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?

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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

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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?

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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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