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PSYCH 610 Entire Course (UO

P)
PSYCH 610 Week 1 Individual Assignment Research Stud
ies Questionnaire
PSYCH 610 Week 2 Individual Assignment Week Two Ho
mework Exercise
PSYCH 610 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Analysis
of Ethical Dilemma
PSYCH 610 Week 3 Individual Assignment Week Three H
omework Exercise
PSYCH 610 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Qualitati
ve vs. Quantitative Research
PSYCH 610 Week 4 Individual Assignment Week Four Ho
mework Exercise

PSYCH 610 Week 1 Individual

Assignment Research Studies
Questionnaire (UOP)

Search for research articles from peer-reviewed publica

tions in the University Library. Examples of peer-review
ed publications are listed in Table 2.1 in Chapter 2 of Me
thods in Behavioral Research.
Select four research articles to review. Include at least o
ne applied research article and one basic research articl
e. Be sure to apply the scientific method to evaluate the
evidence presented in the selected articles. Use these ar
ticles as a framework for completing the questionnaire.

PSYCH 610 Week 2 Individual

Assignment Week Two Home
work Exercise (UOP)

Answer the following questions covering material from

Ch. 15 of Methods in Behavioral Research:
1. A researcher is interested in studying the effects of di
fferent levels of distractionnone, low, and highon sc
ores on a test of visual memory. Participants are rando
mly assigned to one of three conditions: no distraction,
low distraction, or high distraction. All participants enga
ge in a test of visual memory. What is the independent v
ariable? What is the dependent variable? What is the pu
rpose of random assignment to groups? What is the pur
pose of random assignment to groups?

PSYCH 610 Week 2 Learning T

eam Assignment Analysis of
Ethical Dilemma (UOP)

Read the following scenario:

A well-known researcher at a major university has two g
raduate 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 thou
ghts and suggestions to the various drafts. The article is
accepted into a leading journal

PSYCH 610 Week 3 Individual

Assignment Week Three Hom
ework Exercise (UOP)

Answer the following questions covering material from

Ch. 6 & 7 of Methods in Behavioral Research:
1. What is reactivity? Explain how reactivity impacts mea
surement.
2. What are the key features of an experimental design,
or true experiment? How does this compare to case st
udies?
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, l
oaded, and negative questions?

PSYCH 610 Week 3 Learning T

eam Assignment Qualitative
vs. Quantitative Research (U
OP)
Complete the Qualitative
vs. Quantitative Research assi
gnment found on your student website

PSYCH 610 Week 4 Individual

Assignment Critical Analysis
of Research Article (UOP)

Select a research article of interest to you, preferably rel

ated to your Research Proposal, and use the Research E
valuation Worksheet found on the student website to a
nalyze the article. You can use this information to help y
ou form the literature review section of your research p
roposal.

PSYCH 610 Week 4 Individual

Assignment Week Four Home
work Exercise (UOP)

Answer the following questions, covering material from

Ch 810 of Methods in Behavioral Research:
1. What is a confounding variable and why do researche
rs try to eliminate confounding variables? Provide two e
xamples of confounding variables.
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of postte
st only design and pretest-posttest design 3. What is me
ant by sensitivity of a dependent variable? 4. What are t
he differences between an independent groups design
and a repeated measures design? 5.

PSYCH 610 Week 4 Learning T

eam Assignment Survey Ques
tions (UOP)

As a team, locate at least two surveys (you can use any s

urvey that you find on the internet). Try to find one that
is relatively brief- 10 questions or less. Analyze the ques
tions in the survey. Construct a table, such as that prese
nted on page 127 of Methods in Behavioral Research (2
009). Evaluate each survey question on the following po
ints:
negative wording
complexity (note: good questions are simple and straigh
tforward)
double-barreled
loaded

PSYCH 610 Week 5 Individual

Assignment Outline of Resea
rch Proposal (UOP)

Prepare a 2-pageoutline of your Research Proposal. The

outline should provide an overview of the main element
s 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, instrume
nts), and appropriate statistical test(s) for data analysis
List of at least three relevant articles for the proposal

PSYCH 610 Week 5 Individual

Assignment Week Five Home
work 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 example
4. Provide examples of: one-group posttest designs and
one-group pretest and posttest designs. What are the li
mitations of each?
5. Provide examples of non-equivalent control group de
signs. What are the advantages of having a control grou
p?

PSYCH 610 Week 5 Learning T

eam Assignment The Hawtho
rne Effect (UOP)

Complete the Hawthorne Effect assignment found on yo

ur student website.

PSYCH 610 Week 6 Individual

Assignment Week Six Homew
ork Exercise (UOP)

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, ord
inal, interval, or ratiois time in milliseconds? Explain y
our response.
5. Under what circumstances is the median or mode a b
etter measure of central tendency

PSYCH 610 Week 6 Learning T

eam Assignment Developme
ntal Research (UOP)

Complete the Developmental Research assignment foun

d on your student website. Complete the table using co
mplete sentences for your answers.

PSYCH 610 Week 7 Individual

Assignment Week Seven Hom
ework Exercise (UOP)

Answer the following questions, covering material from

Ch. 13 of Methods in Behavioral Research:
1. Define inferential statistics and how researchers use i
nferential statistics to draw conclusions from sample da
ta.
2. Define probability and discuss how it relates to the co
ncept of statistical significance.
3. A researcher is studying the effects of yoga on depres
sion. Participants are randomly assigned to one of two g
roups: yoga and medication (experimental group); or su
pport group and medication (control group). What is th
e null hypothesis? What is the research hypothesis?

PSYCH 610 Week 7 Learning T

eam Assignment Correlation
(UOP)

Complete the Correlation assignment found on your stu

dent website. You will need to plot the data given and a
nswer the questions.

PSYCH 610 Week 8 Individual

Assignment Research Propos
al (UOP)

Submit the Research Proposal.

Include all parts given in the instructions found on your
student website

PSYCH 610 Week 8 Individual

Assignment Week Eight Hom
ework Exercise (UOP)

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 incre
asing 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 generalizatio
n of results to different cultures or ethnic groups?
4. What is meta-analysis, and how is it useful to practiti
oners and scholars?
5. True or false: In many cases, meta analyses involves c
alculating an average effect size for a relationship betwe

PSYCH 610 Week 8 Learning T

eam Assignment Course Sum
mary (UOP)

As a team, complete a summary of the main points of t

he 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 a
n example of each

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