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  1. PSYCH 610 GUIDE Education Expert/psych610guidedotcom FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.psych610guide.com

  2. PSYCH 610 Entire Course (UOP) • PSYCH 575 Week 1 Individual Assignment Biological Psychology Worksheet • PSYCH 575 Week 1 DQ 1 • PSYCH 575 Week 1 DQ 2 • PSYCH 575 Week 2 Individual Assignment Neuron Worksheet • PSYCH 575 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Outline and Reference List for Neurotransmitters Chart • PSYCH 575 Week 2 DQ 1

  3. 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.Write a 100- to 500-word answer to each of the following questions:

  4. PSYCH 610 Week 2 Individual Assignment Week Two Homework Exercise (UOP) • 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, 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?

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

  6. 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 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?4. What issues should be considered when constructing surveys? What are the implications of double-barreled, loaded, and negative questions?

  7. PSYCH 610 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research (UOP) • Complete the Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research assignment found on your student website

  8. 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.

  9. PSYCH 610 Week 4 Individual Assignment Week Four Homework Exercise (UOP) • 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.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. How does an experimenter’s

  10. 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 points:negative wordingcomplexity (note: good questions are simple and straightforward)double-barreled

  11. 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 include:An introductionA brief statement of purposeThe rationale for conducting the studyYour hypotheses and research questions

  12. PSYCH 610 Week 5 Individual Assignment Week Five Homework 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 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?

  13. PSPSYCH 610 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment The Hawthorne Effect (UOP) • Complete the Hawthorne Effect assignment found on your student website.ign.

  14. PSYCH 610 Week 6 Individual Assignment Week Six Homework 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 measurement—nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio—is time in milliseconds? Explain your response.

  15. 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.

  16. PSYCH 610 Week 7 Individual Assignment Week Seven Homework Exercise (UOP) • 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.

  17. 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.

  18. 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

  19. PSYCH 610 Week 8 Individual Assignment Week Eight Homework 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 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?

  20. 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 following:1. 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

  21. PSYCH 610 Entire Course (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.psych610guide.com

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