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Method Man
Why don't you introduce me?
Proof is in the puddin'
What is there left to discuss?
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If you miss a lab meeting and there was an assignment given, what three things you have do?
Check Courseweb, complete assignment, turn it in on time.
100
True or false: You need to put theory in the Method section of your paper
False, this goes in your introduction and some in your discussion
100
We always want to write in active voice. Which of the following is in active voice? “I Heard It through the Grapevine.” "It was heard by mean through the Grapevine."
“I Heard It through the Grapevine.”
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Tell me how to write this result in the Results section: I used a t-test and found a significant difference at the .05 level between preschool boys and girls on toy prefences. The t observed was 3.44 and there were 40 students in my study (20 boys, 20 girls)
t(38) = 3.44, p < .05.
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In the Discussion, you want to refer back to research you cited in the Introduction to explain what you found. If research contradicts your findings, what do you do?
Explain what the previous research suggests and what you found and explain why they might differ.
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What percentage of your lab grade is based on participation points in lab?
30%
200
In your method section, you will want to specifically define your variables of interest. What kind of definition is this? Also, provide a definition for "attractive".
Operational definition
200
How many citations do you need in an introduction?
Trick question: it depends on how many you need to make your point in a convincing way!
200
If my data is really skewed (nonnormal distribution), which measure of central tendency would be best to use?
Median, not influenced by outliers. Mean is highly influenced by outliers in the data.
200
We talked about using a "sandwich effect" in the discussion. What do I mean here?
With regards to limitations, start by saying something positive about the study, then the limitations, then end with something positive.
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You are writing 3 papers this semester. How many sections of a paper are your required to write?
4: Intro, method, results, discussion
300
True or false: It's okay to leave out how you coded information so that other researchers don't steal your ideas.
False, you want others to be able to replicate your work.
300
In the introduction, you want to establish your problem or topic. What might be a good first line if you want to write a paper on the dangers of binge drinking?
You could say, "Binge drinking in the US is one the leading causes of accidental deaths (Koury et al., 2000)."
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True or false: I need to walk the reader through the results and help them interpret the results in the Results section.
False, you need to give them the results but you don't interpret AT ALL until the Discussion section!
300
In the Discussion, you always want to suggest future directions for the research. What might you want to suggest for your study?
Perhaps looking at differences when the signs are worded differently.
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You have one opportunity to make up participation points. What is the assignment?
2-3 double-spaced paper applying concepts learned in class to analyze article.
400
In our study, what would we put in the method section in terms or how we recruited participants?
We wouldn't say we recruited participants, we would say it was an observational or naturalistic study.
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You always want to use theory to help you set up your paper. What theories have you come across in your papers that would help you establish your argument?
Perhaps people respond to signs posted about health or that immediate benefits of exercise are more persuasive than are long-term benefits etc.
400
True or false: I have to write up results whether or not they were significant.
True! You must give the results of your initial RQs even if the results were nonsignificant.
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There should be no numbers in your Discussion, rather you will be interpreting the numbers from the Results section. How would you interpret this finding in your discussion? There was a significant difference in the smoking behavior of college students before and after final exams. Students smoked approximately 2 times as much before finals as after finals were over (before finals: M = 8, SD = 1.2; after finals: M = 4, SD = 1.4).
Students smoke at different rates depending on the amount of stress they feel and the different coping mechanisms they have developed over time. Research suggests that smoking peaks during times of stress because smokers believe that nicotine is calming. On the contrary, there is no evidence to indicate that nicotine relieves stress; some researchers have found the exact opposite to be true (Warburton, Revell, & Thompson, 1991; Jones & Parrott, 1997; West, 1992).
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Which verision of the APA manual do we use?
6th Edition
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You will give the total number of people in your sample in the Method section. What additional sample information might you provide for the reader in terms of sample break down?
Control vs. Experimental, Race/ethnicity, gender, age
500
You want to highlight your hypotheses. Do you have to specificy the null and alternative?
Not the null, just the scientific hypothesis.
500
When are chi-squares used and what would be a question you could address using a chi-square?
The Chi-Square test statistic is useful for measuring how close counts of categorical variables are to what we would expect under some assumption (which we will call the Null Hypothesis). You could see if there is an association between taking aspirin and having a heart attack. (That is, those taking aspirin are either more likely or less likely to have a heart attack than those taking a placebo.
500
In the Discussion, you want to talk about your hypotheses. Do you talk about the null hypothesis here?
No, simply what you were seeking to test