Is there a significant difference in depression symptoms measured before and after attending a 10-week group therapy program?

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Question 1.1. How do the 3rd grade boys’ weight in Principal Ben’s school compare to the national average (mean weight = 90, sd =15)? Provide the IV, DV, and best method of analysis. (Points : 6) Question 2.2. Are the student final exam scores in classroom A significantly different than the average of classroom B, 80%? Provide the IV, DV, and best method of analysis. (Points : 6)  Question 3.3. Is there a significant difference in the mean height between the Eastern and Western Conference National Basketball League players? Provide the IV, DV, and best method of analysis. (Points : 6)  Question 4.4. Is there a significant difference in depression symptoms measured before and after attending a 10-week group therapy program? Provide the IV, DV, and best method of analysis. (Points : 6) Question 5.5. It took 10 minutes and 5 seconds for Hal to run a mile last week when it was sunny but windy. Hal wants to compare his time to his friend’s running time of 9 minutes and 45 seconds, completed in perfect conditions. The day Hal ran, the mean time was 10 minutes and 50 seconds with a standard deviation of 15 seconds. The day his friend ran, the mean time was 10 minutes and 10 seconds with a standard deviation of 10 seconds. Who had the higher percentile score? Provide the IV, DV, and best method of analysis. (Points : 6) Question 6.6. Are graduate students in psychology getting significantly less sleep than the recommended 8 hours? Provide the IV, DV, and best method of analysis. (Points : 6) Question 7.7. Is there a significant difference between first year post college incomes of graduates from public versus private institutions? Provide the IV, DV, and best method of analysis. (Points : 6) Question 8.8. Did student SAT scores increase significantly after attending a SAT prep course? Provide the IV, DV, and best method of analysis. (Points : 6) Question 9.9. The GRE Verbal section mean = 500 and standard deviation = 113; Math section mean = 525 and standard deviation = 135. Sam scored 600 on Verbal and 680 on Math: Which GRE section did Sam do best on when comparing to others who took the same test? Provide the IV, DV, and best method of analysis. (Points : 6)  Question 10.10. Are the children in Archie Elementary School who are targeted as needing remedial reading classes watching significantly more than the recommended maximum of 10 hours of television weekly? Provide the IV, DV, and best method of analysis. (Points : 6)

Objective: Write a 2-3 page college-level paper in APA format, in which you analyze one scientific, peer reviewed article in the discipline of psychology and discuss how the results of the study may benefit the surrounding community and/or society as a whole.

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Objective: Write a 2-3 page college-level paper in APA format, in which you analyze one scientific, peer reviewed article in the discipline of psychology and discuss how the results of the study may benefit the
surrounding community and/or society as a whole.
CRITERIA FOR JOURNAL ARTICLE CRITIQUE
TOPIC
· Article topics must be selected from topics within the discipline of psychology.
· More information on topic selection/assignment will be provided by your instructor.
SOURCE
The journal article…
· must be current.
· must come from professional, scientific journals.
· must be a research article (MUST HAVE SECTIONS LABELED “METHODS”, “RESULTS” &
“DISCUSSION”)
GUIDELINES
· Specific guidelines are listed on the next page.
· Any further details will be provided by your instructor.
FORMAT
· You must use APA format. The format directions can be found on the following web site:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
· APA format requirements include a cover page, reference page, in-text citations, etc.
· PLAGIARISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. All information must be stated in your own words.
STRUCTURE OF JOURNAL ARTICLE CRITIQUE
· Introduction (PURPOSE: to educate the reader on the topic/concept)
o will define topic and other key terms
o will include symptoms, statistics of occurrence and current information in the field
· Main body (PURPOSE: to explain the research conducted in the article)
o will state what you found in the journal article
§ HYPOTHESIS or PURPOSE:
· What were the researchers trying to discover (i.e. what was the hypothesis or
purpose)?
o This is usually found at the beginning of the article. Usually the hypothesis
or statement of a problem appears at the end of the review of the literature,
most often in the last or next to last paragraph. The words that indicate that
it is a hypothesis are, “We will examine. . .” or “Our hypothesis is . . .” In a
statement of a problem, the researcher may say, “We plan to see if a
relationship…,” “We proposed to observe…,” or “The problem we proposed
to study…” (You must use your own words—do NOT use quotes).
§ METHODOLOGY:
· How was the research conducted (research design or type of study)?
o Is the research descriptive (case study, naturalistic observation, laboratory
observations, surveys, tests), correlation, experimental, or developmental?
For more information on research methods, refer to chapter 1 of your text.
· When and where the research was conducted?
· How long did the study take?
· Who were the participants? (number [N], age, sex, criteria to be a part of study)?
§ RESULTS/DISCUSSION:
· What did the researchers actually find in relation to their hypothesis/purpose?
o ARTICLE MAY STATE: The researchers found that . . .
· What limitations did the researchers reveal?
· Summary/conclusion (PURPOSE: to show critical thinking in regards to the research)
o How does the information in the article integrate with information from class discussion, the text,
and/or other information in the discipline?
§ TIP: It is a good idea to use the subject index in your text to look up the topic in your text.
o What is your opinion of the research findings?
§ EXAMPLE: was this research well done or not and why?
o Why is this topic/research important? (relevance/benefits to community and/or society)
§ EXAMPLE: A conclusion to a study that suggests a new therapy/treatment for children with
ADHD might help the child struggling to perform successfully in school, which then improves
her confidence, her relationship with her parents, siblings, and classmates. Write about the
implications of this new treatment.
o In what ways does this topic relate to your own personal experience and how is your experience in
agreement or disagreement with the outcome of this study?
o How has your opinion of this topic changed since your review of the study?

You will be asked to participate in a hands-on psychological experience and write a 900- to 1200-word paper summarizing your experience and reflecting on how that aspect of psychology applies in real life.

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You will be asked to participate in a hands-on psychological experience and write a 900- to 1200-word paper summarizing your experience and reflecting on how that aspect of psychology applies in real life. Include a discussion of the impact of the science of psychology in your life. Suggested experiences include participating in individual or group psychotherapy, or career testing through Brenau services.

Participation in any of these activities would be confidential, and reports would focus only on what you learned about psychology, not on personal disclosure. You may also design a personal hands-on experience relating to psychology. For example, you might choose to watch and review a movie about psychology and interview someone who is in therapy, or you may choose to visit a nursing home or other psychological services provider. All activities must be approved by the faculty member. Some of these activities may span several weeks, such as the therapy, and must be initiated early in the semester to ensure completion.

Choice of these movies: Make sure your activities add up to 3 hours altogether. Ideally, your activities would be interrelated through a common theme:

  1. Watch a movie that relates to an aspect of psychology and review the movie from the standpoint of integrating information you learned in class and that you read in the text with what was portrayed in the movie. Movie suggestions: A Beautiful Mind, As Good as it Gets, 12 Angry Men, What about Bob, 50 First Dates, One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Awakenings, The Notebook. A Clockwork Orange,or The Soloist.

Identify and explain what you believe are the most significant contributions of Gestalt, Person-centered, and the pragmatic approaches to the practice of psychotherapy.

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  • This week we are moving on to more pragmatic approaches to therapy. Considering what you have read from chapters 7-11, IN
  • Corey,G. (2017). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy (10th ed.). Pacific Grove CA: Cengage Learniconsider how more modern approaches contribute to your work with clients. This week, consider the following:
  1. Identify and explain what you believe are the most significant contributions of Gestalt, Person-centered, and the pragmatic approaches (behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, and reality therapy) to the practice of psychotherapy.
  1. Of the above approaches, which approach resonates most with you and why?
  1. Develop justification for adhering to the approach you selected over the approaches you did not select.  Be sure to address strengths regarding techniques, working with multicultural clients, working with individual clients, and working with groups.