PSY101 – Week 1 discussion 2 – Interactive Learning Activity

Interactive Learning Activity – Research: Everyday Experiments. 1st Post Due by Day 6. NOTE: Students please note that this activity is due Day 6. To prepare for this activity, please read Chapter 1 of your textbook and review the Instructor Guidance and relevant Announcements. In this activity, you will consider research methods by describing a simple experiment that utilizes elements of the scientific method, applying ethical considerations. See The Experiment for a detailed explanation of the experimental method. Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Psychologists utilize the scientific method to test their ideas. There are many different types of research studies.

In this interactive learning activity, your original post will explain the basic precepts of scientific approaches to the study of psychology; your responses will focus on descriptive and correlational methods. Step by step instructions are included to assist you with the explanation. Be sure to use your own academic voice and apply in-text citations appropriately throughout your post. • Select a hypothesis from the following list: o Students who sit in the front row earn higher grades. o Attractive people are more likely to be asked on a date. o People drive more aggressively when behind the wheel of a sports car. o Diet is more effective than exercise in a weight loss program. o Reading to a child will result in a larger vocabulary.

Insert your own idea: __________________________________________

• Briefly summarize a perspective (e.g., behaviorism, psychodynamic theory, cognitivism, humanism, sociocultural perspectives, biological/physiological/psychological) that you might apply to your study of this topic. Explain how it may be relevant to your understanding of this topic.

• Describe a simple experiment that you might conduct to test the hypothesis you have chosen. In your description, include the following:

o Identify the independent and dependent variables, clearly operationalizing each.

o Explain how you would implement your manipulation and measure responses.

o Predict any potential confounds and how to best control these factors.

o Discuss steps a researcher could take to prevent bias (experimenter, subject, and/or sampling bias). o Apply your knowledge of ethics to your experimental design by explaining why bias is an important consideration in the process.

• Remember to use your own academic voice and apply in-text citations appropriately throughout your post Post your initial response of 250 words or more by Day 6 (Sunday).

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Week 1 Discussion 3

The hypothesis selected is Students who sit in the front row earn higher grades. We have all experienced this at one point or another. In our classrooms, the students who sit in the front rows are likely to get A’s than those sitting at the back. The explanation to this is depended on various perspectives but behavioral seems to take the center stage…..

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