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• PSYCH 610 Entire Course
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• 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 (2papers)

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• PSYCH 610 Week 1 Individual Assignment Research
  Studies Questionnaire
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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 (2 Papers)
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• This Tutorial contains 2 Different Papers
• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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

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• PSYCH 610 Week 5 Individual Assignment Outline of
  Research Proposal
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• 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

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• PSYCH 610 Week 5 Individual Assignment Week Five
  Homework Exercise
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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 example
• 4. Provide examples of one-group posttest
  designs and one-group pretest and posttest
  designs. What are the limitations of each?

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• PSYCH 610 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment The
  Hawthorne Effect
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• Complete the Hawthorne Effect assignment found on
  your student website.

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• PSYCH 610 Week 6 Individual Assignment Week Six
  Homework Exercise
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• 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?

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• PSYCH 610 Week 6 Learning Team Assignment
  Developmental Research
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• 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
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• 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)

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• PSYCH 610 Week 7 Learning Team Assignment
  Correlation
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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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