May 2021 – Page 326 – Homework Handlers

pharmacological and physiological antagonism | Psychology homework help

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Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the required chapters from the text and review the required articles for this week. Alcohol and caffeine have nearly opposite effects on behavior and the nervous system, yet these substances are not used to treat overdose or addiction to the other. Why not use caffeine to treat alcohol addiction? Analyze the issues of pharmacological and physiological antagonism. Explain the receptor systems involved and the central nervous system structures effects with regard to this question. Frame your analysis in terms of drug action first and other consequences second.

Explain why the internal and external validity of a study are important in psychological research.

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Hi there, I am not sure about the word count, jus assuming the number provided in the order. Given to each question about 40 words in the part 2 and 3.
Reference: Chapter 2
Psychology: An international discipline in context: Australian & New Zealand Edition (Bernstein, Pooley, Cohen, Gouldthorp)

PLEASE NOTE: These questions are based on the material covered in chapter 2 of the textbook but you may need to do some additional ‘net research for some questions. You are not required to ‘get everything right’ in order to achieve the credits – a reasonable attempt at most of the required questions is sufficient. Finally, do not write too much. A few lines per question is sufficient.
Part 1
Answer the following four questions using no less than 300 words (in total) and no more than 500 words (in total).

Explain why the internal and external validity of a study are important in psychological research.

When is it acceptable for psychologists to use animals in their research?
Is deception in psychological research an example of the ‘end justifying the means’?
Consider the following research study and answer the questions that follow.

A researcher is interested in whether the difficulty of examination questions affects students’ course evaluations.

If she wants to determine whether setting a difficult exam produces less favourable comments in students’ course evaluations (i.e. a cause-and-effect relationship), what type of research procedure should she use?
What procedures would she follow in setting up such a study?
What could she select for independent and dependent variables?
Do you think a control group would be important? Why or why not?
How could she control for possible demand characteristics in the study?

Part 2

Identify the research method that best describes each of the examples of research studies that follow.
A team of researchers, interested in what makes two people attracted to each other, spends several weeks in bars and night clubs observing young adults interacting with one another.
A sport psychologist collects considerable information concerning each elite athlete that he sees, including information concerning their sporting performance in competition, to try to determine under what conditions they are most likely to exhibit their maximal performance.
The relationship between exercise, healthy diet and body weight is examined.
A researcher is interested in whether there are gender differences in the performance on a road map task. He compares the test scores of the male and female participants in the sample. (pg. 72)
A local health and community psychologist is interested in learning about the relationships people have with their residential communities. She sends out a questionnaire to all people in the town asking them various questions about how they perceive life in their community.
A lecturer wants to determine whether students are more likely to participate in class discussions when group members are the same sex. She randomly assigns students to either same-sex or mixed-sex groups and monitors the discussions for each group.

In an experimental study on the effects of alcohol on memory performance:

What variable is the dependent variable (DV)?

What variable is the independent variable (IV)?

You want to see if there is a difference in the rate of water evaporation if the water is coloured. Red, green and blue food colouring is added to three vials of water and the millimetres of water in the vial is measured after 12 hours.

What is the theoretical IV?

How is the IV manipulated or operationalised?
What is the theoretical DV?
How is the DV measured or operationalised?
What are the (a) advantages and (b) disadvantages of experimental research?

Part 3

Prepare responses to the following questions about naturalistic observation.
What is naturalistic observation?
Give an example of naturalistic observation.
What are the advantages of naturalistic observation?
What are the disadvantages of naturalistic observation?

Prepare responses to the following instructions and questions about case studies:

Define the case study method and give an example.

What are the advantages of using a case study?

What are the disadvantages of using a case study?

Prepare responses to the following instructions and questions about collecting data:

Describe the survey method for collecting data and give an example.

What are the advantages of using a survey method for collecting data?

What are the disadvantages of using a survey method for collecting data?

mini case study 2 1

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Mini Case Study 2: You Are a Health Care Marketing Manager

As marketing manager of a leading health care organization, you are developing a marketing strategy to inform potential patients about how you provide the best patient experience. As part of your strategy, you will use the 4 Ps of marketing. Define the 4 Ps and describe how you will use each to promote your organization and build your patient base.

The four Ps are as follows:

1. product

2. price

3. place

4. promotion

Instructions

The Mini-Case Study will be 2-3 pages in length not including your title and reference pages. Additionally, your paper must have at least three peer-reviewed references.

Mini-Case Analysis Rubric

Your grade will be based on the following rubric:

90–100	Student clearly displays superior understanding of the course concepts important to the case and conveys this understanding through a professionally prepared written report. Student emphasizes critical thinking skills and uses case and other academic sources to defend responses or provide counterarguments.
80–89	Student displays above-average understanding of the course concepts and demonstrates most of the above, but may be slightly off-track or weak in one of the content areas or written requirements.
70–79	Student displays average understanding of the course concepts and demonstrates most of the above, but may be slightly off-track or weak in two of the content areas or written requirements.
60–69	Student displays below-average understanding of the course concepts and demonstrates only some of the above; is off-track in at least one of the content areas and is weak or noncompliant with one of the written requirements.
50–59	Student displays minimal understanding of the course concepts and demonstrates little of the above; case analysis shows weaknesses in content and fails to meet most writing requirements.
1–49	Student displays no understanding of the course concepts; grade is assigned based on the severity of the weaknesses exhibited in content and the extent of the failure to meet writing requirements.
0	Student has not submitted a written assignment for the case.

Instructions

The Mini-Case Study will be 3 pages in length not including your title and reference pages. Additionally, your paper must have at least three peer-reviewed references.

Mini-Case Analysis Rubric

Your grade will be based on the following rubric:

90–100	Student clearly displays superior understanding of the course concepts important to the case and conveys this understanding through a professionally prepared written report. Student emphasizes critical thinking skills and uses case and other academic sources to defend responses or provide counterarguments.
80–89	Student displays above-average understanding of the course concepts and demonstrates most of the above, but may be slightly off-track or weak in one of the content areas or written requirements.
70–79	Student displays average understanding of the course concepts and demonstrates most of the above, but may be slightly off-track or weak in two of the content areas or written requirements.
60–69	Student displays below-average understanding of the course concepts and demonstrates only some of the above; is off-track in at least one of the content areas and is weak or noncompliant with one of the written requirements.
50–59	Student displays minimal understanding of the course concepts and demonstrates little of the above; case analysis shows weaknesses in content and fails to meet most writing requirements.
1–49	Student displays no understanding of the course concepts; grade is assigned based on the severity of the weaknesses exhibited in content and the extent of the failure to meet writing requirements.
0	Student has not submitted a written assignment for the case.