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Section one

Part one: Multiple-Choice Items

Read each item carefully and decide which choice best completes the statement or answers the question. Write the letter of your choice on the blank before the item.

Use the following information to answer multiple-choice items 1 and 2.

CorrelationA study was conducted with a group of Grade 2 children. Researchers tested the students’ aptitudes in reading comprehension and math problem-solving skills. The researchers found a correlation value (r) of +0.86.

______ 1. Using the chart from your course materials, determine that the strength of the relationship between reading comprehension and math problem-solving skills is

A. weakB. moderateC. moderately strongD. very strong

______ 2. The r value means that

A. reading comprehension causes high scores in math B. high scores in math cause students to comprehend what they readC. reading comprehension and math scores are positively correlatedD. reading comprehension and math scores are negatively correlated

______ 3. Lance is having trouble deciding what to order from the menu at the new restaurant. He walks slowly to the restroom while glancing at the meals other patrons are eating. By the time he returns, he has decided what he will order. This is an example of

A. monkey see/monkey do theory B. social proofC. evaluation therapyD. confirmation method

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______ 4. If two variables change in the same direction, researchers have identified a _____ correlation.

A. positiveB. negativeC. neutralD. fluctuating

______ 5. In the example of the case study (The Lost Mariner), Jimmy was diagnosed with _____ related to alcohol abuse.

A. Alzheimer’s diseaseB. post-traumatic stress disorderC. general psychosisD. advanced organic brain syndrome

______ 6. In the experimental research example, test subjects who heard the words “smashed into” recalled broken glass viewed in the video approximately ____ as often as test subjects who heard the word “hit”.

A. one quarterB. halfC. twiceD. equally

______ 7. The Bystander Effect experiment showed that, if the victim was in the presence of one bystander, the victim had an 85% chance of receiving help compared to _____ if two or more bystanders were present.

A. 21%B. 31%C. 41%D. 51%

note:The Case Studies in this assignment are summarized from Mindless Eating by Brian Wansink.

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Use the Case Study A to answer the multiple-choice items 8 and 9.

Case Study ABilly, a galley cook on a navy ship, was facing daily complaints from the crew about the lemon Jell-O™ he was serving. Because of an ordering error, lemon was the only flavour of Jell-O™ purchased for consumption during the four-month exercise at sea. There was no cherry Jell-O™ and the crew was unhappy. Because the ship was not going to be in port (land) for another two months, Billy had to act in a creative manner. He added red food colouring to the lemon Jell-O™. When the red-coloured lemon Jell-O™ was served to the crew, no one complained.

______ 8. The manipulated variable in this Case Study is

A. crew at seaB. Jell-O™ colourC. time away from portD. satisfaction level of the crew

______ 9. The responding variable in this Case Study is

A. crew at seaB. Jell-O™ colourC. time away from portD. satisfaction level of the crew

Use the Case Study B to answer the multiple-choice items 10 and 11.

Case Study BOne hundred forty (140) male college students were asked to read a summary of a fictitious date between Brad and Barb. The students were divided into two groups of 70 people each. The summary described going to a movie and gave much detail about what Brad did on the date. The only difference in the descriptions that each group was given related to the amount of popcorn Brad ate during the movie. In one version of the summary, Brad ate “a couple of handfuls” of his popcorn. In the other version, Brad ate “almost all” his popcorn. Researchers asked the two groups of students how much weight (in pounds) they thought Brad could bench press. Students who read that Brad ate almost all his popcorn imagined Brad lifting, on average, 21 more pounds than the Brad who ate only a couple of handfuls of his popcorn.

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______ 10. The manipulated variable in this Case Study was the

A. amount of popcorn Brad ate B. amount of weight Brad was thought to bench pressC. type of movie Brad was watching while eating his popcornD. level of hunger Brad was experiencing during the movie

______ 11. The responding variable in this Case Study is

A. amount of popcorn Brad ate B. amount of weight Brad was thought to bench pressC. type of movie Brad was watching while eating his popcornD. level of hunger Brad was experiencing during the movie

______ 12. A major limitation of _____ research is that one cannot be certain that the data was collected accurately.

A. surveyB. correlationalC. experimentalD. secondary analysis

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Part two: Written-response Items

Respond to the following items using complete sentences.

1. Correlation cannot imply causation. Explain the meaning of this statement.

2. Review the correlation example (Risk Factors for Substance Abuse) from the course materials. If students have poor academic performance, how concerned should their parents be regarding potential substance abuse? Explain.

3. When deciding on a problem for an experiment, researchers conduct background research. Give two reasons background research is important.

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4. Larry performs an experiment on his two best friends. Explain why his sample size is too small.

5. Why is being objective an important part of sociological research?

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Choose the letter of the term that best describes the concept or completes the sentence. Terms may be used more than once but not all terms will be used.

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1. A correlation co-efficient of 0.25 is considered ________.

2. Research involving observing and monitoring behaviour in a real-life setting is ________.

3. A ________ correlation represents an inverse relationship between two variables.

4. The variable that is measured for change in an experiment is called the ________ variable.

5. Naturalistic observation can take a great deal of ________.

6. True or false: Correlation research indicates (predicts) that, in general, the taller a person is, the larger his or her shoe size. ________

7. A ________ setting can be limiting and artificial.

8. True or false: With naturalistic observation, researchers cannot make cause-and-effect conclusions. ________

9. Using another researcher’s data for your own purposes is known as ________ analysis.

10. The type of research used to obtain a detailed contextual view of an individual’s life is ________.

A. time B. survey C. manipulated D. responding E. case study F. naturalistic G. experimental H. negative I. correlational J. positive K. weak L. strong M. data N. primary O. neutral P. true Q. false R. lab-based S. secondary T. limitation U. strength

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Part Four: Student Choice!

1. Choose one of the research methodologies below; then, describe its strengths and limitations

research Methodologies (place a check or an X to indicate your selection.)

□ Naturalistic Observation□ Case Study□ Survey□ Secondary Analysis□ Correlation Research□ Experimental Research

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Section two

Part one: Multiple-Choice Questions

Read each item carefully and decide which choice best completes the statement or answers the question. Write the letter of your choice on the blank before the item.

______ 1. For a subject to be a science, the subject must include

A. facts and theoriesB. content and processC. formulas and postulatesD. assumptions and conclusions

______ 2. The scientific method is a systematic way of gathering data.

A. TrueB. False

______ 3. An educated guess about the relationship between two variables is called a(n)

A. predictionB. evaluationC. statementD. hypothesis

______ 4. In an experiment, variables are categorized into _____ types.

A. twoB. threeC. fourD. five

______ 5. The step-by-step process in an experiment is called

A. recipeB. directionsC. procedureD. instructions

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______ 6. The manner in which research data is formatted and displayed can influence the interpretation of the results.

A. TrueB. False

______ 7. For an experiment to be of value, the experiment must prove that its hypothesis is correct.

A. TrueB. False

______ 8. Research shows that there is a correlation between abnormal behaviour and the lunar cycle.

A. TrueB. False

______ 9. In the second example from the course content regarding confounding factors (ice cream), the confounding factor is

A. heatB. salesC. crimeD. irritability

______ 10. The Hawthorne effect describes behaviour that is _____ changed when individuals are observed.

A. notB. temporarilyC. permanentlyD. intermittently

______ 11. In the pellagra case study from the course materials, the responding variable(s) was (were) the

A. volunteer prisonersB. menu plan or dietC. symptoms of pellagraD. length of study

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______ 12. In the pellagra case study from the course materials, the manipulated variable(s) was (were) the

A. volunteer prisonersB. menu plan or dietC. symptoms of pellagraD. length of study

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Part two: Written-response Items

Respond to the following items using complete sentences.

1. List the three principles of ethical research outlined in the course content; then, select one principle and describe it in detail.

2. Do you think enticing prisoners with freedom is an ethical way to enlist volunteers in research? Explain.

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Part three: Student Select!

In the course content of Lesson 1.2, several health-related ethical questions were posed. Choose one of the questions (reprinted below) from either Section A or Section B and complete the corresponding task. Place a check or X in the box to indicate your selection.

Section A□ Is conducting research on children who cannot consent to participate

acceptable?□ Is hastening the death for a suffering person who wants to die a bad act, an

acceptable option, or perhaps even a duty of kindness?□ Is choosing or engineering the genetic traits of one’s child acceptable?□ Is transplanting the heart of a pig into a human with heart failure acceptable?

task for Section AIn one or two paragraphs, answer the question you have chosen. Provide sufficient reasons for your response. In a final paragraph, provide at least one reason someone else might answer the question differently.

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Section B□ Who should decide which treatment a patient gets – doctors, insurance

company, government regulators, patient, patient’s family? What if the treatment is dangerous, extremely expensive, or usually does not work? Would that make a difference?

□ Should we force people to stop smoking or wear seatbelts, or should people be free to injure themselves? Is it fair to make people who take avoidable risks pay more for health care?

□ What do the words health, disease, and disability mean to you? Who should define these terms, and for what purposes are they used? How do we avoid stigma for people identified as disabled or mentally ill?

task for Section BFor each question in the option you have chosen, provide a basis for your response. Ask the same questions of one other person and include his or her responses in a separate paragraph.

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