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PSY260 Week 2 Chapter 2 Quiz - Questions with Verified Answers

In 500-600 words for each article (1,000-1,200-words total), evaluate each of your articles from the Topic 5 Article Summary assignment using the four big validities. For each article, work through the four big validities in turn, indicating whether the article does a good or bad job on each front. As you write, keep in mind that you are demonstrating your mastery of this material! Show that you know how to ask questions about each of the four validities. Demonstrate that you know what the answe...

For this assignment, research two older, but highly respected research-based articles. The articles should be peer-reviewed and scholarly. Read through them carefully and write a summary of each article. Write about the articles in everyday language, explaining the theory each was testing, the method used, the most important results, and the main points in the discussion. Be very careful not to plagiarize at this stage (please reread the course resources on academic integrity (plagiarism) ...

Learning the APA Style requirements is an important part of this and future classes. APA Style will assist in research organization and clarity of papers. In this assignment, use the "APA Tips" document, to successfully complete the "APA Exercise" document.

For this assignment, find and analyze popular press coverage of psychological research. The popular source you choose must include a psychological claim that you can discuss in some detail. You will find examples of psychological claims in advertising, magazines, the newspaper, or the Internet. This assignment addresses the most fundamental goal of this class—becoming a better consumer of information. Develop your voice and your writing style. Science can be fascinating. There are rule...

Through the process of the scientific method, we provide evidence to support claims, find the answers to complex questions, or further our understanding of topics/issues/phenomena. Some claims are that science has to be studied from a secular perspective and events of the past have been studied extensively, so the goal is to always seek answers for new and emerging trends and current events. Read "Religion Isn't the Enemy of Science: It's Been Inspiring Scientist for Centuries," and "Th...

Select one "research disaster" from the list provided or a preapproved topic. Topics Include: - The Tuskegee Syphilis Study - Thalidomide Experiments - Death of Jesse Gelsinger - The Stanford Experiment - The Milgram Experiments - The Monster Study - The Aversion Project In 500-750 words, address the following: - Background on the disaster, including what occurred, when, and the demographic characteristics of those affected. - What the consequences were, including h...

Use this study guide in preparation for Exam 1, which you will complete in Topic 2.

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STUDY GUIDE FOR EXAM 2 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY - UNC