Assignment Instructions/ Description
Week 5 Assignment: Apply Exploratory Research Week Introduction:
For this assignment, you will discuss observational methods, which are often involved in qualitative research. Review the resources listed in the Books and Resources area below to prepare for this week's assignments. Cozby, P. C. 2014 Methods in behavioral research Instruction: Read Chapter 6
Week 5 Assignment: Apply Exploratory Research
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For this assignment you will discuss observational methods which are often involved in qualitative research
Instructions
After reviewing the required readings, respond to the Review Questions, 1-8, on page 130 in Cozby (2014). Please answer questions in detail and support your answers with scholarly research citations. Make sure your responses integrate information from multiple outside sources.
Support your paper with a minimum of 5 resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.
Length: 5-7 pages not including title and reference pages
References: Minimum of 5 scholarly resources.
Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your paper should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.
What is confounding of variables?
What is meant by the internal validity of an experiment?
How do the two true experimental designs eliminate the problem of selection differences?
Distinguish between the posttest only and the pretest-posttest design? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
What is a repeated measures design? What are the advantages of using a repeated measures design? What are the disadvantages?
When would a researcher decide to use the matched pairs design? What would be the advantages of this design?
The procedure used to obtain your sample (i.e. random or nonrandom sampling) is not the same as the procedure for assigning participants to conditions; distinguish between random sampling and random assignment
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