Psy550 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

2021 Mid Term Exam (Elaborated)PSY550-Research Methods.2021 Mid Term Exam (Elaborated)PSY550-Research Methods.2021 Mid Term Exam (Elaborated)PSY550-Research Methods.For each of the research topics listed below, indicate the type of nonexperimental approach that would be most useful and explain why. 1. Pushing ahead in line 2. Daydreaming 3. Locating the most popular painting in an art gallery 4. Studiousness in college students 5. Determining whether a particular patient has improved with psycho...

Midterm Study guide (Elaborated)PSY550-Research MethodsMidterm Study guide (Elaborated)PSY550-Research MethodsDirections: This is an open-book and open-notes exam. You have 2 hours to complete the exam. The test is worth 100 points; each item is worth 10 points. 1. Define and describe the six steps of the scientific method. Give an example of each step. Answer:When is it appropriate for a researcher to use deception in a study? When is it not appropriate? How can the negative effects of deceptio...

WK 7 DQ1 (Elaborated)PSY550-Research MethodsWK 7 DQ1 (Elaborated)PSY550-Research Methodsuppose that, for a t-test, your computed value for t is +3.28. The critical value of t is +2.048. Explain what this means. Do you reject the null hypothesis or not? Now suppose that you have 28 degrees of freedom and are using a two-tailed (nondirectional) test. Draw a simple figure to illustrate the relationship between the critical and the computed values of t for this result.Choose an article from the news...

PSY 550 Final Exam | A school psychologist strongly believes a particular child is in need of special services. What is the psychologist trying to control for if he or she uses the most recently normed test available?  The psychologist is trying to control the overall learning environment in which the child will be placed within. That would involve ensuring that the child is provided with the most adequate curriculum and academic staff; which specifically mean tailoring such components ...

WK 1 DQ 2 (Elaborated)PSY550-Research MethodsvWK 1 DQ 2 (Elaborated)PSY550-Research MethodsTopic 1 Discussion 2: Question: Contrast deductive and inductive reasoning and explain how they can each be used to generate a hypothesis.

WK 3 DQ 2 (Elaborated)PSY550-Research MethodsWK 3 DQ 2 (Elaborated)PSY550-Research MethodsWK 3 DQ 2 (Elaborated)PSY550-Research MethodsDiscuss what stage in the publication process should potential authors talk about publication credit. Explain. Describe how the sections of a poster, for presentation, are organized

WK 6 DQ1 (Elaborated)PSY550-Research MethodsWK 6 DQ1 (Elaborated)PSY550-Research MethodsContrast the three types of factorial designs. Definitions A factorial design is a research design in which participants are analyzed, observed, and monitored across the combination of levels with two or more factors. The three types of factorial designs are between subjects’ design, mixed factorial design, and within-subject design (Privitera, 2019)

WK 3 DQ 2 (Elaborated)PSY550-Research MethodsWK 3 DQ 2 (Elaborated)PSY550-Research MethodsWK 3 DQ 2 (Elaborated)PSY550-Research MethodsDiscuss what stage in the publication process should potential authors talk about publication credit. Explain. Describe how the sections of a poster, for presentation, are organized

WK 6 DQ 2 (Elaborated)PSY550-Research Methods.WK 6 DQ 2 (Elaborated)PSY550-Research Methods.Lay out the design for two between-subjects experiments: (a) an experiment involving an experimental group and a control group, and (b) a factorial design with three independent variables that have 3, 2, and 2 levels, respectively. A between-subjects experiment would include a control group and an experimental group.

wk6 dq 2 (Elaborated)PSY550-Research Methodswk6 dq 2 (Elaborated)PSY550-Research Methodswk6 dq 2 (Elaborated)PSY550-Research MethodsSuppose that, for a t-test, your computed value for t is +3.28. The critical value of t is +2.048. Explain what this means. Do you reject the null hypothesis or not? Now suppose that you have 28 degrees of freedom and are using a two-tailed (nondirectional) test. Draw a simple figure to illustrate the relationship between the critical and the computed values of t fo...