Methods in Psychological Research. Annabel Ness Evans

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      FAQ

      Q1: What’s a DV dependent on?

      A1: We hope it is dependent on our manipulation (the IV).

      Q2: I have taken an intro stats course, and I can’t make heads or tails out of the research I am reading.

      A2: We understand. The statistics used by most researchers today go well beyond what you learned in your intro stats course. You will need a graduate-level course under your belt to understand a lot of the statistics you will read about, but we hope you will be able to understand on a conceptual level a lot of what you read.

      Q3: I just read a research article, and they talked about a bunch of correlation stuff and validity and reliability. I have no clue.

      A3: Read Chapters 4 and 5.

      Q4: I just read a paper that talked about stratified sampling.

      A4: Go to Chapter 6.

      Q5: My prof tells me to use APA style in my report, but the articles I have read don’t look anything like the APA manual.

      A5: Yes, each specific journal uses its own style. Go to Chapter 14.

      Chapter Exercises

      1 Identify the IV and DV for each of the following questions. Indicate any participant variables being examined.Does the use of imagery enhance athletic performance?Are teens more concerned about their bodies than older adults?Does repetition in advertising improve sales?Does straight alley training improve the speed of rats in a maze?Is there a difference in leadership style between men and women?

      2 Why are peer-reviewed journals preferable? What does the term blind review mean?

      3 List two things found in the introduction of a research article.

      4 List and describe what is found in typical subsections of the method section of a research article.

      5 List two kinds of statistics always found in the results section of a research article.

      6 What is the purpose of the discussion section of a research article?

      7 Describe the difference between a mediating and a moderating variable.

      8 What is the general purpose of a significance test?

      9 What is the general purpose of confidence interval estimation?

      Chapter Projects

      1 Locate three research articles from peer-reviewed journals. Briefly summarize each article, and describe the IV (or participant/subject variables), DV, control procedures employed (and why they were needed), and descriptive statistics used. Discuss other ways in which the variables could have been operationalized.

      2 Using search terms of your choice, find an article that interests you. In no more than one paragraph summarize the article as you would in the introduction of a research article. Begin with an introductory sentence of the main point, followed by what they did and to whom, how they did the study, what they found, and why it’s important.

      Ancillaries

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