PSY550
Research Methods
Week 2 Assignment
Benchmark –
Article Critique
View the library
tutorial on using the GCU databases and the empirical journal checklist. Find a
scholarly peer reviewed journal from the library. Select a research study
(complete with Method, Results, and Discussion sections).
In 750-1,000 words,
analyze the article.
List the research
question(s)/hypothesis being considered in the article.
Summarize the study
being conducted, including the purpose of the study.
Describe the method
and design used to test the research question(s)/hypothesis, including:
Discuss if you believe
the method and design was the correct method and design for the study. If not
what would your suggestion for method and design be.
Describe the
variables, how they were defined and operationalized.
Discuss if the study
is ethically sound. Why or why not. What elements are present, or lacking, to
show it is ethically sound.
Include at least two
to four scholarly sources.
Prepare this
assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in
the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a
rubric. Please review the rubric prior
to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
You are required to
submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the
Student Success Center.
This benchmark
assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies: 3.2: Critically
evaluate psychological research; 3.4: Apply ethical standards to evaluate
psychological science and practice; and 4.1 Effective writing for scientific
purposes.
PSY550
Research Methods
Week 3 Assignment
Informed Consent and Debriefing
Psychology students
need the ability to create informed consent and debriefing forms that
adequately state the purpose of studies to the participants in an ethical
manner. In your capstone class (your last class), it is an expectation that you
have a created a consent and debriefing form for your research proposal. It
could be beneficial if you create this assignment around the topic you would
like to research.
Before you begin the
assignment, view the APA website and read the ethics listings.
Using the GCU Library,
research consent and debriefing forms. Locate two to four scholarly resources
to support your form.
Create an informed
consent form and a debriefing form that explains the nature and true purpose of
the study (students may adapt the examples from the textbook, see pages 76-77).
Be sure to cite your sources at the conclusion of the document.
While APA style is not
required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected,
and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting
guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student
Success Center.
This assignment uses a
scoring guide. Please review the scoring guide prior to beginning the
assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are not required
to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
PSY550
Research Methods
Week 5 Assignment
Collaborative Learning
Community – Correlations
This is a
Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment.
Before beginning this
assignment, each group should submit a filled-in copy of the CLC Agreement Form.
Each CLC team will
design a correlational study, groups will need two variables with at least five
sets of data. between these two variables: time spent playing video games and
aggression.
Then in 500-750 words,
do the following:
Create a hypothesis for
the group’s study. Consider the hypothesis and how the group will define
operationally and measure the variables.
Describe how the group
will obtain a random sample of participants.
Assume the study
produces a correlation of .56 between the variables. Analyze three possible
causal reasons for the relationship.
Submit an SPSS output
for the correlational study.
Use two to four
scholarly resources to support your explanations.
Prepare this
assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in
the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a
rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become
familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to
submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the
Student Success Center.
PSY550
Research Methods
Week 7 Assignment
Benchmark – Research
Proposal
Using the topic you
have developed in PSY-530 (if you have not taken PSY-530, please check with
your instructor about a topic), write a Research Proposal (2,000-2,500 words)
on a topic relevant to the course. To complete the Research Proposal, do the
following:
Review the attached
document “Research Proposal Guidelines”, as well as Topic 7 lecture
section on The Results and Discussion Sections in the Research Proposal for a
brief overview pertaining to “how to” complete the assignment.
Introductory section:
Include hypothesis and a review of the literature.
Method section:
Include subsections on Participants, Apparatus/Materials/Instruments,
Procedure, and Design.
Results section:
Include statistic, critical values, degrees of freedom, and alpha level.
Discussion section:
Include interpretation of results, ethical concerns, limitations of study, and
suggestions for future research.
Figures and Tables
section: Include a minimum of two (either two figures, two tables, or a figure
and a table).
Include at least 8-10
scholarly references.
Prepare this
assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in
the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a
rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become
familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to
submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the
Student Success Center.
This benchmark
assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies: 3.3: Design an
innovative research study and 4.3: Plan and manage the necessary process for
the completion of a research project.
PSY550
Research Methods
Week 8 Assignment
Collaborative Learning
Community: Video Game Violence and Aggression
This is a
Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment.
Before beginning this
assignment, each group should submit a filled-in copy of the CLC Agreement
Form.
Each CLC team will
design a quasi or a true experimental study, investigating the impact of the
independent variable on the dependent variable.
Address the following
in 500-750 words:
Design either a quasi
or experimental study to investigate the variables. What is the hypothesis?
Describe the types of hypotheses with respect to testing. What does the
experimental method allow that the correlation design does not?
Identify the
independent variable. Identify the dependent variable.
Describe how the group
will define operationally and measure the variables.
Describe how the group
will obtain a random sample of participants.
Discuss how the group
will ensure the study has high internal validity. Will the subjects be assigned
randomly to the groups? Why or why not.
Are there any ethical
concerns about the treatment of participants emerging from the experiment?
Consider the data
presented, would you use t or F score? Why? include the appropriate effect
size.
Submit an SPSS output
for the quasi or true experimental study.
Include at least two
to four scholarly sources.
While APA style is not
required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected
and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA
documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in
the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a
rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become
familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
LopesWrite. Please refer to the
directions in the Student Success Center
