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MPS620 Applied Research Methods and Statistics

Module 1 Discussion

DQ1 Introductions

Welcome!
Let’s take a moment to introduce ourselves to each other. Tell us a little bit
about your background, family, work, goals, and plans for the future, etc.
Please make your original post and respond to at least one other student in the
course.

DQ2 Independent
Variable versus Dependent Variable

1a.
Identify a recently available peer reviewed research study found in the Touro
Library on the keyword of “Media”. Please provide the corresponding APA format
citation in your discussion post.

1b.
Identify and briefly explain the Independent Variable(s) and Dependent
variable(s) for this research article that you chose from the Touro Library.
Furthermore, identify and explain some of the confounding variables in this
research study.

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Module 2 Discussion

DQ1 Types
of Quantitative Research

1a. After
reading the assigned reading and videos, identify a recently available peer
reviewed research study that used a Quantitative Research on the keywords of
“Self Esteem AND Ethnicity” found in the Touro Library. Please provide the
corresponding APA format citation in your discussion post.

1b. Based
on the article that you have identified from the Touro Library, please identify
the type of quantitative research design that was used in this study and
explain 3 features or characteristics of this research study that allows you to
categorize this as a quantitative research study.

DQ2 Quantitative
versus Qualitative Research

2a. Based
on the assigned reading, describe the strengths and weaknesses of Quantitative
and Qualitative Research studies.

2b.
Describe and explain the benefits of using the mixed methods approach to
complement the strengths between Quantitative and Qualitative Research methods.

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Module 3 Discussion

DQ1 Sampling

1a. Based
on the videos and assigned article, identify and explain the strengths and
limitations related to sampling of participants.

1b.
Identify and explain a public opinion poll related that has been published
online in the last 6 months. Please provide a link to the news report. Based on
reviewing the information from the public opinion poll you have identified,
what are the limitations related to concepts related to sampling that might be
related to this public opinion poll?

DQ2Experimenter
Bias in Research

2a. Based
on the assigned video and reading, identify and explain the key issues related
to experimenter or publication bias in psychology

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Module 4 Discussion

DQ1 Case
Study: Identifying threats to Internal Validity and External Validity

1a. Based
on the assigned video, identify at least one threat to internal validity and at
least one threat to external validity from the research study provided below.

A
researcher compared the effectiveness of compressed versus distributed practice
in preparing for a memory test. The independent variable for the study was the
type of practice (compressed versus distributed practice) and the dependent
variable was the performance on the memory test. Each of two groups memorized
the definitions of 40 vocabulary words. In group A, there were 50 participants
who were all under twenty-five years of age. Participants in group A used the
method of distributed practice, studying for 30 minutes on each of four
evenings. They were all tested together on the fifth morning at 7:00 A.M at a
community college classroom. Due to the length of the study, over 4 evenings,
only 30 participants were able to be tested on the 5th morning at 7:00 A.M. In
group B, there were 50 participants who were all over sixty years of age.
Participants in group B used the method of compressed practice, studying only
from 6:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. on the evening before the test. They were tested
the next morning at 7:00 A.M at their individual homes. All participants
completed a recall test. The test measured how quickly participants recalled
the definitions of the vocabulary words. The results showed that the mean
difference between the distributed practice group and the compressed practice
group was statistically different from each other.

1b. Explain
how you would change the research study above to help reduce the threat to
internal validity that you had identified.

1c. Explain
how you would change the research study above to help reduce the threat to
external validity that you had identified.

DQ2 Reliability

If you were
going to design your own assessment measure of depression and you wanted to
publish it so that clinicians could use it to determine whether their clients
met criteria for depression, describe at least two types of reliability and two
types of validity that you would consider most important for your measure to
have and explain why. Please cite sources to support your points and respond to
at least one of your peer’s posts.

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Module 5 Discussion

DQ1 Historical
and Philosophical context of research ethics

1a. After
reading the assigned article, identify and explain at least 3 historical or
philosophical reasons why ethical considerations are needed when conducting
research in the field of psychology.

1b.
Describe and explain what additional (social, cultural, legal) considerations
do you think psychology researchers should include when conducting ethical
research studies in the field of psychology

Be sure to
provide specific examples and respond to another student. Please make sure to
cite your sources.

DQ2 Case
Study: Ethics

Case study:
(Adopted from Muriel J. Bebeau, et al., Moral Reasoning in Scientific Research:
Cases for Teaching and Assessment. Bloomington, Indiana: Poynter Center, 1995.)

Dr. Judy
Brewster, long interested in the effects of exposure to maladaptive
environments on development, plans to design a study to examine resilience. To
learn more about the characteristics associated with resilience to
environmental insult, Jane will study fourth, sixth and eighth graders who have
been exposed to violence within their communities.

Youths will
be assessed at six-month intervals for a period of four years. Assessments will
be conducted in school through group-administered written surveys and
individual interviews of approximately one to two hours in length. The amount
and frequency of exposure to community violence will be measured, as well as
short- and long-term psychological (anxiety, depression, perception of social
support), behavioral (academic achievement, risk engagement) and coping
responses.

Ms. Rosen,
the principal of a private religious school, has agreed to allow her school to
participate in the study. She is eager to assist her students and suggests that
Judy begin at once. When Judy asks for advice on how to approach parents for
their permission, the principal says it would be difficult to obtaining
responses from every parent in the fourth, sixth, and eighth grades; Ms. Rosen
suggests that a letter be sent to parents advising them that the study will be
conducted and asking them to return the permission form if they do not want
their child to participate.

Approximately
two years into her study, Judy notices two distinct patterns of adaptation.
Some of the children exhibit signs of distress, anxiety and depression, and
report that they have begun to engage in multiple risk behaviors such as
substance use, delinquency, violence and sexual promiscuity. Other children
show no signs of distress, or have outgrown and discontinued such behaviors.
Judy is concerned about the acting-out youth, but she notes that many children
have engaged in such behaviors and later discontinued engagement.

2a. Based
on the case study presented above, identify and explain at least one ethical
concern in this study. Furthermore, please explain how the researcher can address
this concern in order to ensure the ethical guidelines to participating in the
research studies are being followed.

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Module 6 Discussion

DQ1 Statistical
Literacy

1a. If you
were going to convince a close friend to develop statistical literacy, identify
and explain 3 key arguments and examples you would use to show them the need of
being statistically literate.

1b.
Identify a recent statistical result related to the science or practice of
psychology that has been reported by an established online media outlet (i.e.
New York Times, Huffington Post, Reuters, CNN) in the past 6 months. Please
provide a link to the news report and briefly summarize the context of the
statistical result you are reporting

1c. Using
the 4 criteria for statistical literacy from the assigned article, please
critique or identify the limitations of the statistical result you are sharing
to your classmates.

DQ2 Infographics
and Data visualization

2a. Based
on the assigned reading and video, describe and explain the multiple advantages
and disadvantages of developing Infographics and Data visualization to communicate
statistical results.

2b. Identify an infographic related to the
science or practice of psychology that has been published online in the last 6
months. Please provide a link to the infographic.

2c. Using
the 4 criteria for statistical literacy from previous threaded discussion
posting, please critique or identify the limitations of the statistical result
of the infographic you have provided.

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Module 7 Discussion

DQ1 Independent
Samples T-test Analysis

1a,
Identify an available peer reviewed research study that used an independent
samples t-test statistical analysis found in the Touro Library within the topic
of “Personality”. Please provide the corresponding APA format citation in your
discussion post.

1b.
Identify and briefly explain the levels (i.e. conditions) of the Independent
Variable and the corresponding Dependent variable for the independent samples
t-test used in this research article that you chose from the Touro Library. In
your own words, briefly describe the results of the independent samples t-test
analysis with corresponding averages and standard deviations (Note: the peer
reviewed research article may have multiple statistical analyses reported, but
please limit your discussion on only one independent samples t-test statistical
analysis in the peer reviewed research paper)

DQ2 One-Way
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) Analysis

1a,
Identify an available peer reviewed research study that used a One-way ANOVA
statistical analysis found in the Touro Library within the topic of “Stress”.
Please provide the corresponding APA format citation in your discussion post

1b.
Identify and briefly explain the levels (i.e. conditions) of the Independent
Variable and the corresponding Dependent variable for the ANOVA used in this
research article that you chose from the Touro Library. In your own words,
briefly describe the results of the ANOVA analysis with corresponding averages
and standard deviations (Note: the peer reviewed research article may have
multiple statistical analyses reported, but please limit your discussion on
only one ANOVA statistical analysis in the peer reviewed research paper)

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Module 8 Discussion

DQ1 Correlation
and Multiple Linear Regression

1a. Based
on the assigned videos and readings, identify and explain the key limitations
of the correlation results reported in any research study.

1b. Based
on the assigned reading, describe and explain the differences between a
correlation versus a multiple linear regression.

DQ2 Key
Lessons from the course

Of the
different statistical procedures that we discussed including correlations,
one-way ANOVAs, independent t-tests, and multiple regression analyses, please
explain which one you found the most interesting and why? Also please describe
the most challenging analysis and why you found it to be challenging. Please
respond to a peer as well.

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Module 4 Assignment

Case
Assignment

The Case
Assignment requires that you write a 5-8 page critique of a research article
that you have chosen in Module 1 or in Module 2. A critique is a detailed
analysis – not a recap or summary the article you have chosen. This critique is
to incorporate the topics we have covered thus far. You must cite at least 3-4
resources from the Touro library to support your arguments in the research
critique.

Topics to
consider include:

a) Briefly
describe the purpose of the research study

b) Identify
and explain the Independent and Dependent Variable(s) used in the research
study you have identified (Module 1)

c) Identify
and explain the strengths and limitations of the sample of participants used in
this research study (Module 3)

d) Identify
all the possible internal and external threats to validity from the research
study you have identified (Module 4)

e) Compare
and contrast the research findings from the research study you have identified
with at least 2 other research articles on the same or similar keyword(s).

The paper
is to be double-spaced using a 12 point font using the APA (American
Psychological Association) formatting style. Include a cover page and a
reference page. It is recommended that you attempt to format the paper. It is
to be submitted as a Word document and uploaded as a document to the Assignment
area.

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Module 8 Assignment

Self-Reflective
Essay

The purpose
of the Student Self-Reflective Essay is to reflect upon what one has learned or
how one has performed as compared with one’s expectations or goals.

At the end
of each course we ask students to respond to five (5) statements. In your essay
please respond in sequential order to the five (5) statements below.

There is no
requirement for length when responding to each statement.

1.
Descriptions of how you feel you improved your knowledge, skills, abilities, and
yourself in this session through this course.

2.
Evaluation of the work you did during the session for the class and explanations
of ways you could have performed better.

3. Topics
you have identified that you did not understand or were not successful in
trying to implement and suggestions you may have about how to improve the
course material on those topics.

4. Ways you
might measure the future effects of what you have learned in this course or
your future progress/improvement.

5. State
whether you achieved the course outcomes, (Student Learning Outcomes stated in
the Syllabus).

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Module 8 Assignment

Signature
Assignment

The
Signature Assignment requires that you write an 8-10 page critique of a
research article that you have chosen in Module 7. A critique is a detailed
analysis – not a recap or summary the article you have chosen. This critique is
to incorporate the topics we have covered throughout the entire course. You
must cite at least 3-4 resources from the Touro library to support your
arguments in the research critique.

Topics to
consider include:

a) Briefly
describe the purpose of the research study

b) Identify
and explain the strengths and limitations of the sample of participants used in
this research study (Module 3)

c) Identify
all the possible internal and external threats to validity from the research
study you have identified (Module 4)

d) Identify
the ethical considerations for the people who were recruited to participate in
this research study (Module 5)

e) Compare
and contrast the statistical research findings from the research study you have
identified in Module 7 with at least 1 other research article you selected
during this course, e.g., article from module 1 or 2 compared vs. module 7
(Module 7).