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PSY 315 Statistical Reasoning in Psychology

PSY 315 Week 1 Practice Worksheet (***** Correctly Solved All Problems + Table + References *****)

Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Week 1 Practice Worksheet.

                                                                 Week 1 Practice Worksheet

Provide a response to the following questions. Written responses should be at least 30 to 45 words each.

1.      Explain and provide an example for each of the following types of variables:

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PSY 315 Statistical Reasoning in Psychology

PSY 315 Week 1 Practice Worksheet (***** Correctly Solved All Problems + Table + References *****)

Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Week 1 Practice Worksheet.

                                                                 Week 1 Practice Worksheet

Provide a response to the following questions. Written responses should be at least 30 to 45 words each.

1.      Explain and provide an example for each of the following types of variables:

a.       Nominal:

b.      Ordinal:

c.       Interval:

d.      Ratio scale:

e.       Continuous:

f.       Discrete:

g.      Quantitative:

h.      Qualitative:

2.      The following are the speeds of 40 cars clocked by radar on a particular road in a 35 miles-per-hour zone on an afternoon:

30, 36, 42, 36, 30, 52, 36, 34, 36, 33, 30, 32, 35, 32, 37, 34, 36, 31, 35, 20

24, 46, 23, 31, 32, 45, 34, 37, 28, 40, 34, 38, 40, 52, 31, 33, 15, 27, 36, 40

Create a frequency table and a histogram. Then, describe the general shape of the distribution.

3.      Raskauskas and Stoltz (2007) asked a group of 84 adolescents about their involvement in traditional and electronic bullying. The researchers defined electronic bullying as “…a means of bullying in which peers use electronics (such as text messages, emails, and defaming Web sites) to taunt, threaten, harass, and/or intimidate a peer” (p. 565). The table below is a frequency table showing the adolescents’ reported incidence of being victims or perpetrators of traditional and electronic bullying.

a.       Using the table below as an example, explain the idea of a frequency table to a person who has never taken a course in statistics.

b.      Explain the general meaning of the pattern of results.

Incidence of Traditional and Electronic Bullying and Victimization (N = 84)
Forms of bullying	N	%
Electronic victims	41	48.8
	Text-message victim	27	32.1
	Internet victim (websites, chatrooms)	13	15.5
	Camera-phone victim	8	9.5
Traditional victims	60	71.4
	Physical victim	38	45.2
	Teasing victim	50	59.5
	Rumors victim	32	38.6
	Exclusion victim	30	50
Electronic bullies	18	21.4
	Text-message bully	18	21.4
	Internet bully	11	13.1
Traditional bullies	54	64.3
	Physical bully	29	34.5
	Teasing bully	38	45.2
	Rumor bully	22	26.2
	Exclusion bully	35	41.7

4.      Describe whether each of the following data words best describes descriptive statistics or inferential statistics. Explain your reasoning.

1. Describe:
   
   
2. Infer:
   
   
3. Summarize:

5.      Compare the three types of research methods and statistics.

6.      Regarding gun ownership in the United States, data from Gallup polls over a 40-year period show how gun ownership in the United States has changed. The results are described below, with the percentage of Americans who own guns given in each of the 5 decades.

Year	%
1972	43
1982	42
1992	48
2002	40
2012	43

1. Are the percentages reported above an example of descriptive statistics or inferential statistics?  Why?
   
   
2. Based on the table, how would you describe the changes in gun ownership in the United States over the 40 years shown?

7.      Refer to the Simpson-Southward et al. (2016) article from this week’s electronic readings. Was this an example of inferential statistics and research or descriptive statistics and research? Justify your response

a.       Nominal:

b.      Ordinal:

c.       Interval:

d.      Ratio scale:

e.       Continuous:

f.       Discrete:

g.      Quantitative:

h.      Qualitative:

2.      The following are the speeds of 40 cars clocked by radar on a particular road in a 35 miles-per-hour zone on an afternoon:

30, 36, 42, 36, 30, 52, 36, 34, 36, 33, 30, 32, 35, 32, 37, 34, 36, 31, 35, 20

24, 46, 23, 31, 32, 45, 34, 37, 28, 40, 34, 38, 40, 52, 31, 33, 15, 27, 36, 40

Create a frequency table and a histogram. Then, describe the general shape of the distribution.

3.      Raskauskas and Stoltz (2007) asked a group of 84 adolescents about their involvement in traditional and electronic bullying. The researchers defined electronic bullying as “…a means of bullying in which peers use electronics (such as text messages, emails, and defaming Web sites) to taunt, threaten, harass, and/or intimidate a peer” (p. 565). The table below is a frequency table showing the adolescents’ reported incidence of being victims or perpetrators of traditional and electronic bullying.

a.       Using the table below as an example, explain the idea of a frequency table to a person who has never taken a course in statistics.

b.      Explain the general meaning of the pattern of results.

Incidence of Traditional and Electronic Bullying and Victimization (N = 84)
Forms of bullying	N	%
Electronic victims	41	48.8
	Text-message victim	27	32.1
	Internet victim (websites, chatrooms)	13	15.5
	Camera-phone victim	8	9.5
Traditional victims	60	71.4
	Physical victim	38	45.2
	Teasing victim	50	59.5
	Rumors victim	32	38.6
	Exclusion victim	30	50
Electronic bullies	18	21.4
	Text-message bully	18	21.4
	Internet bully	11	13.1
Traditional bullies	54	64.3
	Physical bully	29	34.5
	Teasing bully	38	45.2
	Rumor bully	22	26.2
	Exclusion bully	35	41.7

4.      Describe whether each of the following data words best describes descriptive statistics or inferential statistics. Explain your reasoning.

1. Describe:
   
   
2. Infer:
   
   
3. Summarize:

5.      Compare the three types of research methods and statistics.

6.      Regarding gun ownership in the United States, data from Gallup polls over a 40-year period show how gun ownership in the United States has changed. The results are described below, with the percentage of Americans who own guns given in each of the 5 decades.

Year	%
1972	43
1982	42
1992	48
2002	40
2012	43

1. Are the percentages reported above an example of descriptive statistics or inferential statistics?  Why?
   
   

7.      Refer to the Simpson-Southward et al. (2016) article from this week’s electronic readings. Was this an example of inferential statistics and research or descriptive statistics and research? Justify your response

Prior to engaging in this discussion, be sure to review Chapters 3 and 4 from your text and any relevant Instructor Guidance.  This guidance can be very helpful as it may include strategies that support your preferred learning.
 
For this discussion, please choose one of the two options: behaviorism or cognitivism. Taking on the role of either a behaviorist or a cognitivist, you will demonstrate your understanding of your chosen psychological view by explaining why your theory and its history are important for others to understand and apply. 

1. Based on your own experiences, the resources listed above, and the scholarly article from the Ashford University Library you locate, analyze how learning and theory apply in real-life situations by listing the pros and cons of each.
2. Provide evidence for your stance from your resources.
3. Please describe two real-life scenarios you have experienced and explain how you applied these psychological principles to the personal, social, or educational issues you mention. Please do not share anything that you would be uncomfortable discussing in a public forum.
4. Based on the camp you chose, continue to answer the following:

Additional behaviorist questions to consider:

• Do you agree with the behaviorist view that learning can be described simply in terms of stimulus-response relationships?
• Do you agree with the behaviorist view that learning only occurs if there is an outward manifestation? Why, or why not?
• What are the potential advantages of defining learning as a change in behavior when considering your own career (or future career) and/or in your relationships?

Additional cognitivist questions to consider:

• Do you agree with the cognitivist view that thinking is not a behavior but actually creates important implications affecting behavior
• Why do cognitivists disagree with the behaviorist view that learning only occurs if there is an outward manifestation? What are the implications to the behavior(s) it identifies?
• Cognitivism suggests that what we know to be true affects our behaviors and how we learn, What implications might this have in your own career (or future career) and/or in your relationships?

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In this assignment, you will create the thesis statement for your Final Assignment. The thesis is the statement of your perspectives on the literature. It should also include the rationale and relevant empirical and theoretical background supporting your perspectives. The primary objective of this assignment is to outline specific areas of inquiry you intend to answer in the course of the Integrative Literature Review. Although they may change during the course of the review, articulating these areas of inquiry early will help provide focus and direction for your research.  Begin by introducing the areas of inquiry to be included in your Integrative Literature Review. Explain your perspective on the literature and include how you arrived at this viewpoint, how the literature you have chosen to include supports this viewpoint, and why this perspective is relevant to the field of psychology.  Based on your introduction, briefly discuss the literature you have chosen by integrating concepts developed from your four different content domains. Be sure to utilize at least one peer-reviewed source per domain. Construct clear and concise arguments using evidence-based psychological concepts and theories to support your perspectives regarding the literature.   To conclude your assignment, identify any overarching implications shown in the studies and describe how these influenced your perspectives on the literature.  The Integrative Literature Review: Thesis Statement •Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. •Must include a separate title page with the following: ◦Title of paper ◦Student’s name ◦Course name and number ◦Instructor’s name ◦Date submitted •Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement. •Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. •Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis. •Must use at least four peer-reviewed sources (one source per domain). •Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. •Must include a separate reference list that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

This is the final paper information just in case you need it:

Integrative Literature Review

Pathbuilder is being used for this assignment. Please be certain to complete the “Survey Acknowledgement Quiz” this week in order to submit the Integrative Literature Review. You will not be allowed to submit your Final Paper until you have completed the quiz this week.  The primary goal of this literature review is to integrate concepts from four different content domains within the larger field of psychology. The four content domains should be chosen from previous coursework in this program. In this paper, students will review the findings in the individual empirical articles, organize the research in a meaningful way, evaluate the reliability, validity, and generalizability of the research findings, and present an integrated synthesis of the research that sheds new light on the topics within and across the four domains.  The result of a successful integrative literature review may be a significant contribution to a particular body of knowledge and, consequently, to research and practice. Therefore, before writing this literature review, substantive new research must be conducted via the Internet and within the Ashford University Library for each of the four chosen domains. A minimum of six sources must be included for each of the four domains. Although content from literature reviews completed in prior courses within this program may be included, it may not constitute the total research for the individual domains addressed within this assignment. No more than four sources from previous literature reviews completed in this program may be utilized for this integrative review.  The headings listed below must be used within the paper to delineate the sections of content. These sections include the following: a clear introduction that provides a general review and organizes the research in a meaningful way; a discussion in which the evidence is presented through analysis, critique, and synthesis; and a conclusion in which the discussion is drawn together in a meaningful way, the claims of the introduction are brought to a logical closure, and new research is proposed.  Introduction •Provide a conceptual framework for the review. •Describe how the review will be organized. The questions below may be used to guide this section. ◦What are the guiding theories within the domains? ◦How are the domains connected? ◦Are there competing points of view across the domains? ◦Why is the integration of these domains important? ◦What is the history of these domains? ◦What are the related theories or findings? •Describe how the literature was identified, analyzed, and synthesized. •How and why was the literature chosen? •What is your claim or thesis statement?  Discussion •Provide the analysis, critique, and synthesis for the review.  Analysis •Examine the main ideas and relationships presented in the literature across the four domains. •Integrate concepts from the four different content domains within the larger field of psychology. •What claim(s) can be made in the introduction? •What evidence supports the claim(s) made in the introduction?  Critique  •Evaluate the reliability, validity, and generalizability of the chosen research findings. •How well does the literature represent the issues across the four domains? •Identify the strengths and the key contributions of the literature. •What, if any, deficiencies exist within the literature? •Have the authors omitted any key points and/or arguments? •What, if any, inaccuracies have been identified in the literature? •What evidence runs contrary to the claims proposed in the introduction, and how might these be reconciled with the claims presented? •Explain how the APA’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct might influence the reliability and/or generalizability of the chosen findings. •Did the ethical issues influence the outcomes of the research? •Were ethical considerations different across the domains?  Synthesis •Integrate existing ideas with new ideas to create new knowledge and new perspectives. •Describe the research that has previously been done across these domains, as well as any controversies or alternate opinions that currently exist. •Relate the evidence presented to the major conclusions being made. •Construct clear and concise arguments using evidence-based psychological concepts and theories to posit new relationships and perspectives on the topics within the domains.  Conclusion •Provide a conclusion and present potential future considerations. •State your final conclusion(s). •Synthesize the findings described in the discussion into a succinct summary. •What questions remain? •What are the possible implications of your argument for existing theories and for everyday life? •Are there novel theories and/or testable hypothesizes for future research? •What do the overarching implications of the studies show? •Where should the research go from this point to further the understanding of these domains and the greater study of psychology?

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The purpose of this assignment is to use what you have learned about lifespan theories, models of resilience, and psychosocial development to assess how well individuals and families are functioning in relation to all three of these areas. To address realistic situations without violating personal rights to privacy, you will view the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding, or one of the other approved films for this assignment, in order to provide a case scenario.

If you have not yet viewed the movie, you need to do so to complete this assignment. Each movie represents characters in multiple life stages. Identify three characters moving through a different life stage and focus on details that will make your analysis applicable to your specialization.

Directions

For this assignment, imagine you are a counselor working with each of these three characters. Now, conduct the following analysis for each character:

· Identify the life stage he or she is in, along with the psychological crisis each is experiencing.

· Apply psychosocial developmental theory to the situation presented, from the perspective of a counselor:

o Conceptualize your ideas for the developmental tasks of each character selected, grounding your conceptualization in your own area of specialization.

o Include a discussion of the character’s life and factors that might affect behaviors, including cultural and other influences related to the stage of development assessed. To the extent that it is relevant for each character, include an analysis of interrelationships among work, family, and other life roles. Include an analysis of the impact of cultural influences, as well. Refer to specific actions and words of the characters in the movie as evidence for your analysis.

o Support your ideas with specific lifespan theories discussed in this course, citing and referencing your sources.

From a clinical perspective, assess how these three characters function as a family unit:

· Examine their functioning in relation to a model of resilience appropriate to your specialization, and evaluate their challenges and strengths related to wellness and resilience. As each character transitions to his or her next developmental stage, how will the transition impact the functioning of the family unit?

· Support your ideas with appropriate sources on the model of resilience you chose.

Use the document Unit 8 Assignment Template (given in the resources) to prepare and submit your report. Do not include a synopsis of the movie in your paper. Instead, follow the template. Focus on the three selected characters, and the realities of their functioning as a family unit and transitioning within the family unit, as described in the template. Then, provide your assessment of how well they are functioning in relation to your choice of a model of wellness and resilience, as described in the template. Your summary, at the end of the template, should provide a brief, focused review of the key insights in your assessment.

Assignment 1: Group Typology

As a clinical social worker it is important to understand group typology in order to choose the appropriate group method for a specific population or problem. Each type of group has its own approach and purpose. Two of the more frequently used types of groups are task groups and intervention groups.

For this Assignment, review the “Cortez Multimedia” case study, and identify a target behavior or issue that needs to be ameliorated, decreased, or increased. In a 2-page report, complete the following:

· Choose either a treatment group or task group as your intervention for Paula Cortez.

· Identify the model of treatment group (i.e., support, education, teams, or treatment conferences).

· Using the typologies described in the Toseland & Rivas (2017) piece, describe the characteristics of your group. For instance, if you choose a treatment group that is a support group, what would be the purpose, leadership, focus, bond, composition, and communication?

· Include the advantages and disadvantages of using this type of group as an intervention.