Discussion1: Confidentiality One of the most important concepts in clinical practice and group work is confidentiality. All members of the group sign an informed consent form in order to address the rules and parameters of the group sessions. The rules regarding confidentiality are stated in one section of the form. Although every member must sign […]

11/17/2016 Upload Assignment: Week 5 Lab Activity – PSYC­330­OL50­… https://blackboard.campbell.edu/webapps/assignment/uploadAssignment?content_id=_2142242_1&course_id=_36869_1&assign_group_id=&mode=view 1/3 PART A: Design Identification Answer the following six questions for each of the experiments described below: 1.   Identify the design (e.g., 2 X 2 factorial). 2.   Identify the total number of conditions. 3.   Identify the manipulated variable(s). 4.   Is this an IV X PV design? If so, identify the participant variable(s). 5.   Is this a repeated measures design? If so, identify the repeated variable(s). 6.   Identify the dependent variable(s). Design 1: College sophomores were given a short course in speed reading. Three groups had courses lasting for 5, 15, or 25 sessions. At the conclusion of the course, participants were asked to read a paragraph, followed by a test of comprehension. Before taking the test, participants in each group were offered a monetary incentive­no money, $1, or $10 for a certain level of performance. The researcher collected the reading time and number of correct items on the comprehension test for each participant. Design 2: A researcher interested in weight control wondered whether normal and overweight individuals differ in their reaction to the availability of food. Thus, normal and overweight participants were told to eat as many peanuts as they desired while working on a questionnaire. One manipulation was the proximity of the peanut dish (close or far from the participant); the second manipulation was whether the peanuts were shelled or unshelled. After filling out the questionnaire, the peanut dish was weighed to determine the amount of peanuts consumed. Design 3: A researcher studied the influence of intensity of room illumination (low, medium, and high) on reading speed among fifth graders. Also, children were classified as “good” or “poor” readers from achievement test scores. Each group of children read 750­word passages under all three levels of illumination (three reading trials). The order of trials for each child was randomly determined. Design 4: A researcher investigated the effect of a child’s hair length on judgments of personality and intelligence. Teachers were shown photographs of children to obtain their “first impressions” of the children. Each teacher was shown a boy or girl whose hair was either very short, shoulder length, or very long. Teachers rated the friendliness of the child and estimated the child’s intelligence level. Design 5: An investigator was interested in the effects of various treatments on reduction of fear in phobic participants. He suspected that type of phobia may interact with therapeutic treatments; specifically, that the types of treatments for agoraphobics (fear of open spaces) and claustrophobics (fear of closed spaces) might be different. He divided participants into two groups based upon type of fear and then assigned members of each group to treatment groups: desensitization, insight, or implosive therapies. After three months of treatment, participants’ anxiety in the feared situation was measured Design 6:     11/17/2016 Upload Assignment: Week 5 Lab Activity – PSYC­330­OL50­… https://blackboard.campbell.edu/webapps/assignment/uploadAssignment?content_id=_2142242_1&course_id=_36869_1&assign_group_id=&mode=view 2/3 Participants participated in a driving simulation study to investigate night­driving reactions as a function of alcohol consumption and road conditions. Participants drank “cocktails” containing either no alcohol, 3 ounces of alcohol, or 6 ounces of alcohol. After 30 minutes, they began the driving simulation test. Each participant simulated a drive on a straight road, a road with gentle curves, or a road with many sharp curves and on which the participants encountered various road hazards. Driving speed and the number of accidents were measured. […]

Instructions: By now you have read Chapter 2: Psychological Research. You job for this assignment is to answer the following personal adjustment/critical thinking questions that pertain to topics in chapter 2. Each answer needs to be a minimum of one paragraph (5 sentences) to received full credit. Questions: As a college student, you are no […]

PSYC 420 Essay Topics   Essay 1 – Module/Week 2: Topic: Epistemology Define epistemology and describe the 3 models of how certain we are that our perceptions mirror reality. Which position do you hold, and why? What are the different methods of knowing (see Entwistle chapter 5)? What are the limitations of these (or any) methods of knowing? What […]