What career opportunities are available for individuals who obtain a degree in criminal justice?

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What career opportunities are available for individuals who obtain a degree in criminal justice?

  • What are the salary ranges of these careers?
  • Are more opportunities available for those individuals who continue in their degrees with a Master’s degree in criminal justice?

Write a 500 – 600 word paper on Criminal Justice Careers for those who have bachelor and master’s degrees in criminal justice.

  • Support your argument with outside references.
  • Be sure to cite your resource(s).

Does the study take individual differences in spatial ability into account? Explain your answer.

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In this assignment, you will read an article about the Mozart effect and identify various parts of the research process. This exercise will help you learn how to read a research article and to understand the research process.

Read the following article:

  • Rauscher, F. H., Shaw, G. L., & Ky, K. N. (1993). Music and spatial task performance. Nature, 365. 6447: 611. (October 14, 1993). (ProQuest Document ID 76004658).

In your article summary, respond to the following questions:

  • State the research hypothesis in your own words. Identify the independent and dependent variables.
  • What were some variables the researchers controlled in their study? Why was this necessary?
  • What evidence do the researchers offer as a test of their hypothesis? Is this evidence empirical (observable)? Is it valid?
  • What explanation do the researchers offer for their findings? Does the evidence justify this explanation?

Read the following article:

Jenkins, J.S. (2001). The Mozart effect. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 94, 170-172.

Based on your readings, respond to the following:

  • Do you think there is any merit in the study (Rauscher, Shaw, & Ky, 1993)? Give three reasons for your position.
  • Does the study take individual differences in spatial ability into account? Explain your answer.
  • What are two ways in which the experiment could be modified to make the results more generalizable?

Write a 5–6-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS

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Part I: Computation and Short Answer (80 points)

Question 1.Identify each of the following as examples of nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio scales of measurement. (4 points each)

  1. A poll of registered voters in Florida asking which candidate they support
  2. The length of time required for a wound to heal when using a new medicine
  3. The number of telephone calls arriving at a switchboard per five-minute period
  4. The distance first-year college football players can kick a ball
  5. Mental health diagnoses present in an elderly population
  6. The rankings of employees on their job performance
Question 2.Two hundred raffle tickets are sold. Your friend has five people in her family who each bought two raffle tickets. What is the probability that someone from her family will win the raffle?
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Ethics In Research

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Assignment : Discussion Question: Ethics in Research

By Friday, June 12, 2015, respond to the discussion question below. Submit your response to the appropriate Discussion Area.

 

Assignment : Ethics in Research

As noted in your book, psychological testing is often used in behavioral and social research. Most colleges and universities have a committee dedicated to approving human participant research, called the Institutional Review Board. In the past, certain types of research undertaken using human participants have been considered unethical. Refer to the Stanford Prison Experiment study, by clicking the title or the link provided below.

 

Based on the findings of this study and others, discuss what you consider to be important prerequisites for conducting research on human behavior by using human participants. Be sure to incorporate information on ethical principles drawn from the online content, the textbook, and other credible, scholarly sources such as the APA website listed below to substantiate the points you are making.

 

Apply APA standards for citations of sources.

Explain the importance of the Zimbardo study in guiding our decision-making as related to testing and research.

Zimbardo, Z.P. (2009). The Stanford prison experiment. Retrieved from http://www.prisonexp.org/

American Psychological Association. (2010a). Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct 2010 Amendments. Standard 8 : Research and Publication. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx

American Psychological Association. (2010b). Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct 2010 Amendments. Standard 9 : Assessment. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx