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PSYCH 610 GUIDE Learn by Doing

PSYCH 610 Entire Course (UOP)For more course tutorials visit

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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

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PSYCH 610 Week 2 Individual Assignment Week Two Homework Exercise (UOP)

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Answer the following questions covering material from Ch. 1–5 of Methods in Behavioral Research:1. A researcher is interested in studying the effects of different levels of distraction—none, low, and high—on scores on a test of visual memory. Participants are randomly assigned to one of three conditions: no distraction, low distraction,

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PSYCH 610 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Analysis of Ethical Dilemma (UOP)

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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.

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PSYCH 610 Week 3 Individual Assignment Week Three Homework Exercise (UOP)

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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 (UOP)

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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)

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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 (UOP)

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Answer the following questions, covering material from Ch 8–10 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.

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PSYCH 610 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Survey Questions (UOP)

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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:negative wording

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PSYCH 610 Week 5 Individual Assignment Outline of Research Proposal (UOP)

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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 introductionA brief statement of purposeThe rationale for conducting the study

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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 example

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PSYCH 610 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment The Hawthorne Effect (UOP)

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Complete the Hawthorne Effect assignment found on your student website.ign.

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PSYCH 610 Week 6 Individual Assignment Week Six Homework Exercise (UOP)

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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?

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PSYCH 610 Week 6 Learning Team Assignment Developmental Research (UOP)

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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 (UOP)

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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.

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PSYCH 610 Week 7 Learning Team Assignment Correlation (UOP)

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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 (UOP)

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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 (UOP)

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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?

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PSYCH 610 Week 8 Learning Team Assignment Course Summary (UOP)

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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 method2. Research ethics

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