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POST PSY341 Unit 1 DB 1.1 & DB 1.2 DB 1.1 Why is research important for the fields of Psychology and Sociology? When responding to ALL discussion boards, please follow all instructions found in the Discussion Board Rubric DB 1.2 Describe the scientific method and explain how it is applied in the Social Sciences. Please use the link below to guide your answer, and give specific examples of the 6 different sections. POST PSY341 Unit 2 DB 2.1 & DB 2.2 DB 2.1 An article contains a few sections. Please define each, discuss what purpose they serve, and provide examples of what each may contain. Make sure to include the components of an article’s literature review section and why we need them in studies. Please use the Unit 2 Presentation and the following links to guide your response: DB 2.2 Imagine the following scenario: You are trying to figure out who stole the snicker’s bar from your office, and you notice a snicker’s bar in Jim’s office, down the hall. You conclude that Jim stole your snicker’s bar. Is this an example of inductive or deductive reasoning, or both? Why? Please use your lecture and this youtube video to help when thinking about your answer POST PSY341 Unit 3 DB 3.1 & DB 3.2 DB 3.1 What are the differences between exploratory, descriptive, and explanatory studies? Also, what are the differences between cross-sectional and longitudinal studies? Which type of study would you be most interested in running (for example, an explanatory, longitudinal study)? Why? DB 3.2 What is sampling, and why do we do it? Also, what is random assignment, and why do we use it? Please use the readings from the text to help guide your answer. POST PSY341 Unit 4 DB 4.1 & DB 4.2 DB 4.1 What are reliability and validity, and why is it important to consider them when designing a study? When defining reliability and validity, please discuss inter-rater reliability, test-retest reliability, internal validity, and external validity. Also, Please provide a real-life example of when it is important to have strong inter-rater reliability (in your chosen field, or in other testing experiences that you have had). DB 4.2 Create a 6-question survey on a topic of your choice. Please have the first 3 items as examples of good questions (e.g., open-ended for a qualitative study) and the last 3 examples of poorly chosen questions (e.g., double-barreled or biased questions). Please identify at least 5 concepts from your text to explain why the good questions are good and why the poorly worded questions are bad. POST PSY341 Unit 5 DB 5.1 & DB 5.2 DB 5.1 Quantitative studies can be designed in many ways. Please explain the differences between and among the following: a) experimental, quasi-experimental, and pre-experimental studies (be sure to discuss the concept and usage of a control group) b) between-subjects and within-subjects studies c) non and single and double blind studies After you differentiate between the above concepts, please upload the pdf of a study and explain how it might be different if one or more of the above were changed. DB 5.2 Anethnographyis a detailed, qualitative study that emphasizes describing a concept with precision and accuracy, as opposed to explaining what causes it. What are the advantages and disadvantages to running this type of study, as opposed to a quantitative experiment? Also, what is theethnographic fallacy, and why should scientists be wary of it? POST PSY341 Unit 6 DB 6.1 & DB 6.2 DB 6.1 What are the measures of central tendency and measures of variability? Why do we use them? What are the differences between the two? DB 6.2 Please explain the following statistical tests, as well as when they are used: Correlation, Independent T-test, One Way ANOVA. Please provide an example of how you would write up the results for each test in an APA style report. Please keep it in paragraph format, and don’t include any output or tables. Use the following links to help guide your answer POST PSY341 Unit 7 DB 7.1 & DB 7.2 DB 7.1 Take a look at the qualitative data below. In this qualitative study, participants were asked to state what they would think if they were told they had fatal disease. What are some themes you notice from the data? Into what categories could you sort the data? There are an infinite amount of correct answers – be creative! DB 7.2 Find a peer-reviewed, qualitative study, and discuss the types of data they provide, as well as how they analyzed them. Did you pick up anything from the data that they didn’t? What did the experimenters do well and what could they have done better? Don’t forget to upload the pdf of the study in case others are interested in learning more about it! POST PSY341 Unit 8 DB 8.1 & DB 8.2 DB 8.1 In a discussion section, there is a focus on the overall conclusion of the study, limitations of the study, and future directions for the area being studied. Please explain these three sections and discuss why they are important. Please use your lecture and the following article to help DB 8.2 Think about all of the studies you have examined so far. What role does culture play in social science research? Please reflect on and discuss how cross-cultural issues, such as race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, and other cultures play a role. Please be specific as to the cultures discussed and provide examples

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