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Question 1: test-retest reliability with inter-rater reliability content validity with both predictive validity and construct validity internal validity with external validity Question 2: Define and describe the six steps of the scientific method. Give an example of each step Question 3: When is it appropriate for a researcher to use deception in a study? When is it not appropriate? How can the negative effects of deception be minimized? Question 4: Use Stevens’ model of m...

Exam (elaborations) PSY550 Final Exam Research Methods 1. Chuck Wagon is very excited about the within-subjects approach. “Now I’ll never need to run large numbers of subjects again,” he says. However, Chuck has forgotten that within-subjects designs may be a) useless, b) impossible, c) confounded by order effects, or d) impractical when excessive subject time spent in an experiment makes data inaccurate. Give an example of each of these four objections. Answer: 2. Explain the ...

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...

2021 Mid Term Exam (Elaborated)PSY550-Research Methods V2- Mid Term Exam (Elaborated)PSY550-Research Methods V221 Mid Term Exam (Elaborated)PSY550-Research Methods V2Define and describe the six steps of the scientific method. Give an example of each st2. When is it appropriate for a researcher to use deception in a study? When is it not appropriate? How can the negative effects of deception be minimized?Use Stevens’ model of measurement scales to answer these questions: a) What type of scale i...

PSY550 Mid-Term Exam: Research Methods Directions: 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. Define and describe the six steps of the scientific method. Give an example of each step. Answer: Identify a problem- to investigate or a problem that can be resolved by making observations. For example, placing candies closer to a participant increases the number of candies they eat (Pivitera, 2017...

WK 2 DQ2 (Elaborated)PSY550-Research Methods.-2021-WK 2 DQ2 (Elaborated)PSY550-Research Methods.WK 2 DQ2 (Elaborated)PSY550-Research Methods.Define reliability and validity in your own words. Briefly describe the different types of reliability and validity, including why it is important to conduct a study that is reliable and valid.Stanley Milgram's obedience to authority experiment is one of the most controversial studies in psychology's history. Access and read the GCU Statement on the Integ...

2021 Mid Term Exam (Elaborated)PSY550-Research Methods V2- Mid Term Exam (Elaborated)PSY550-Research Methods V221 Mid Term Exam (Elaborated)PSY550-Research Methods V2Define and describe the six steps of the scientific method. Give an example of each st2. When is it appropriate for a researcher to use deception in a study? When is it not appropriate? How can the negative effects of deception be minimized?Use Stevens’ model of measurement scales to answer these questions: a) What type of scale i...

2021 Final Exam (Elaborated)PSY550-Research Methods2021 Final Exam (Elaborated)PSY550-Research Methods2021 Final Exam (Elaborated)PSY550-Research Methods.2021 Final Exam (Elaborated)PSY550-Research MethodsChuck Wagon is very excited about the within-subjects approach. “Now I’ll never need to run large numbers of subjects again,” he says. However, Chuck has forgotten that within-subjects designs may be a) useless, b) impossible, c) confounded by order effects, or d) impractical when excessi...

WK 2 DQ2 (Elaborated)PSY550-Research Methods.-WK 2 DQ2 (Elaborated)PSY550-Research Methods.WK 2 DQ2 (Elaborated)PSY550-Research Methods.Define reliability and validity in your own words. Briefly describe the different types of reliability and validity, including why it is important to conduct a study that is reliable and valid.Stanley Milgram's obedience to authority experiment is one of the most controversial studies in psychology's history. Access and read the GCU Statement on the Integratio...

Exam (elaborations) PSY550-Research Methods Final Exam Answers(V1) PSY550 Final Exam: Research Methods 1. Chuck Wagon is very excited about the within-subjects approach. “Now I’ll never need to run large numbers of subjects again,” he says. However, Chuck has forgotten that within-subjects designs may be a) useless, b) impossible, c) confounded by order effects, or d) impractical when excessive subject time spent in an experiment makes data inaccurate. Give an example of each of these ...