Discuss the conclusions of the one-way ANOVA as it relates to the research question. Conclude with an analysis of the strengths and limitations of one-way ANOVA.

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One-Way ANOVA

As with your previous assignments, you will complete this assignment with the DAA Template. Links to additional resources are available in the Resources area.

Reminder: The format of this SPSS assignment should be narrative with supporting statistical output (table and graphs) integrated into the text in the appropriate places (not all at the end of the document).

You will analyze the following variables in the grades.sav data set:

  • section
  • quiz3

Step 1: Write Section 1 of the DAA.

  • Provide the context of the grades.sav data set.
  • Include a definition of the specified variables (predictor, outcome) and corresponding scales of measurement.
  • Specify the sample size of the data set.

Step 2: Write Section 2 of the DAA.

  • Analyze the assumptions of the one-way ANOVA.
  • Paste the SPSS histogram output for quiz3 and discuss your visual interpretations.
  • Paste SPSS descriptives output showing skewness and kurtosis values for quiz3 and interpret them.
  • Paste SPSS output for the Shapiro-Wilk test of quiz3 and interpret it.
  • Report the results of the Levene test and interpret it.
  • Summarize whether or not the assumptions of the one-way ANOVA are met.

Step 3: Write Section 3 of the DAA.

  • Specify a research question related to the one-way ANOVA.
  • Articulate the null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis.
  • Specify the alpha level.

Step 4: Write Section 4 of the DAA.

  • Begin by pasting SPSS output of the means plot and providing an interpretation.
  • Also report the means and standard deviations of quiz3 for each level of the section variable.
  • Next, paste the SPSS ANOVA output and report the results of the F test, including:
    • Degrees of freedom.
    • F value.
    • p value.
    • Calculated effect size.
    • Interpretation of the effect size.
  • Finally, if the omnibus F is significant, provide the SPSS post-hoc (Tukey HSD) output.
    • Interpret the post-hoc tests.

Step 5: Write Section 5 of the DAA.

  • Discuss the conclusions of the one-way ANOVA as it relates to the research question.
  • Conclude with an analysis of the strengths and limitations of one-way ANOVA.

Submit your DAA Template as an attached Word document in the assignment area.

Note: Your instructor may also use the Writing Feedback Tool to provide feedback on your writing. In the tool, click the linked resources for helpful writing information.

Resources

  • One-Way ANOVA Scoring Guide.
  • DAA Template [DOCX].
  • SPSS Data Analysis Report Guidelines.
  • Copy/Export Output Instructions.
  • APA Style and Format.
  • Writing Feedback Tool.
  • IBM SPSS Step-by-Step Guide: One-Way ANOVA [DOC].

Choose one of the two video/article analysis assignments below and respond to the questions using a minimum of 300 words and a maximum of 400 words.

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#2 Analysis Paper:

Choose one of the two video/article analysis assignments below and respond to the questions using a minimum of 300 words and a maximum of 400 words. Use a separate paragraph for each question response but DO NOT number your paragraphs – use a paper format. Follow the APA format (title page, quote cited, citation – see examples in your class site).

Choice #1

Watch the TED Talk  “The Science of Cells that Never get Old” by Elizabeth Blackburn, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for her research, and then answer the following questions using at least 300-400 words:

1. Give me a very short summary of this video and tell me what you think of the Telomere Effect Theory? (20 points)2. What in your life right now if helping and hurting your telomeres? Consider the social, cognitive and physical implications. (20 points)3. Do you regularly spend time being purposefully mindful?  Let me know what you think about mindfulness and stress and how you either already incorporate this into your life or could in the future.(20 points)4. Find an article about this topic and write a quote from it in your short paper, using proper APA formatting.  Be sure to write the article citation in APA format at the end of your summary. (40 points – includes article, quote, proper APA format, citation)

Choice #2

Watch the TED talk Why 30 is not the new 20 and answer the following questions in a total of no less than 300 words and no more than 400 words:

1. Summarize three main points of this video (20 points)2. What are the social, cognitive and physical implications discussed in the video (20 points)3. What did you learn from this video that you can apply to your own life (20 points)4. Find an article about this topic and write a quote from it in your short write-up, using proper APA formatting.  Be sure to write the article citation in APA format at the end of your summary. (40 points – includes article, quote, proper APA format, citation)

Discuss some of the reasons why the treatment of  substance-related  and addictive disorders is especially challenging.  Addiction to  methamphetamine is particularly difficult to treat.

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Begin Final Exam
The Final Exam consists of eight (8) Essay questions. Use the reading   assignments thoroughly in an integrative discussion of your own understanding   of the questions posed. Remember to reference all work cited or quoted   by the text author. You should be doing this often in your responses. If you use outside resources, they should support the text information, but not replace the text.
All discussions must take into account the legal and ethical   considerations, as well as issues of culture and human diversity that   may pertain to the questions below.  Legal and Ethical information   is in Chapter 16 of the course text. Cultural information is covered   throughout the course text and DSM 5. You may use alternative cultural   resources to enhance your work.
Your response to each question should be approx. 1 page per question.
Your total assignment should be 8-9 pages plus a title and reference page.
Due Week 8
1.  What is meant by the notion that mental illness is a social   construction? How does cross-cultural research suggest that   psychopathology is universal rather than a social construction?
2.  It is widely recognized that people with autism spectrum disorder   display deficits in communication and social behavior. It is perhaps   less often noted that in some areas, their abilities may surpass those   of people without autism spectrum disorder.  What is your understanding   if this theory? How do the enhanced abilities of those with autism   spectrum disorder lend credence to an evolutionary approach to   psychopathology?
3.  Phrases such as “broken hearts” and “hurt feelings” liken  emotional  pain to physical pain. To what extent is the metaphor implied  in these  phrases supported neuroscientifically?
4.  The role of trauma and the experience of unusual states of  awareness  or identity in the dissociative disorders have led  psychologists to  explore the relationship between dissociation and  post-traumatic stress,  on the one hand, and hypnosis, on the other.  Briefly summarize the  results of this research.
5.  Discuss some of the reasons why the treatment of  substance-related  and addictive disorders is especially challenging.  Addiction to  methamphetamine is particularly difficult to treat. Review  some of the  cognitive deficits seen in methamphetamine addiction and  explain how  these deficits complicate efforts to treat the addiction.
6.  Outline the neurodevelopmental hypothesis of the etiology of   schizophrenia. In what way does schizophrenia represent a paradox from   an evolutionary standpoint?
7.  Discuss the evidence for genetic and environmental contributions  to  personality disorders. Identify the specific experiences that seem  to  underlie personality disorders. Which personality disorder seems the  most genetic?
8. Highlight the beneficial effects of physical exercise not only on   preventing cognitive impairment among older adults without   neurocognitive disorders but also on reversing decline among those with   mild neurocognitive impairment.
Assignment Outcomes

Analyze the physical, cognitive, social and personality aspects of abnormal psychology and implications across the life span

Examine the major diagnostic domains and specific criteria associated with DSM-5 disorders.

Evaluate legal and ethical issues in mental health treatment

Develop an awareness of diversity and cross-cultural perspectives in abnormal psychology.

Explore available treatment and interdisciplinary services for community members experiencing mental health disorders.

Identify the barriers associated with seeking and receiving therapeutic services.

  Describe in words the shape of the histogram.       2. Identify and solve this problem by hand.

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1. A prison psychologist recorded the number of rule infractions for 15 prison inmates over a six-month period to be 5, 4, 2, 4, 3, 5, 2, 0, 4, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, and 3.

 

a.                  Make a frequency table.

b.                  Make a histogram based on the frequency table.

c.                   Describe in words the shape of the histogram.

2. Identify and solve this problem by hand.

The head of public safety notices that the average driving speed at a particular intersection averages μ = 35 mph with a standard deviation of σ = 7.5 mph. After a school speed limit sign of 20 mph is placed at the intersection, the first 40 cars travel past at an average speed of 32 mph. Using the .01 significance level, was there a significant change in driving speed?

 

a.                  Sketch the distributions involved.

b.                  Figure the confidence limits for the 99% confidence interval.

 

3. A social psychologist gave a questionnaire about concern for farm workers to seven participants before and after they attended a film about union organization of farm workers. The results are shown below with high scores meaning high concern. Using the .05 significance level, do these results support the hypothesis that the film affected concern for the lives of farm workers?

Scores on the Concern Measure

Participant Before After

A                 17         20

B                   7           4

C                 10         11

D                 13         15

E                    8          5

F                     9         8

G                   11       14

a.                  Use the five steps of hypothesis testing.

b.                  Figure the effect size and find the approximate power of this study.

 

4. A team of cognitive psychologists studying the effects of sleep deprivation on short-term memory decay had eight participants stay in a sleep lab for two days. Four participants were randomly assigned to a condition in which they were not permitted to sleep during that period, while the other four participants were allowed to sleep when they wanted to. At the end of the two days, the participants completed a short-term memory task that yielded the results in the table that follows. Using the .05 significance level, did sleep deprivation reduce short-term memory?

Mean Number of Letters Remembered

Sleep Deprived  Normal Sleep

7                       9

8                       8

7                      11

9                       7

a.      Create the appropriate graph for this problem.

b.      Use the five steps of hypothesis testing.

c.       Figure the effect size.