.In a(n) ______, the scientist deliberately changes one variable and measures the change in some other variable.

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1.Though Jesse spent most of his growing years in a succession of foster homes after enduring abuse and neglect, his disposition in cheerful and his relationships are healthy and fulfilling. According to developmentalists, he exhibits ______ (the ability to overcome or bounce from adversity) despite his early experiences.

2.In a(n) ______, the scientist deliberately changes one variable and measures the change in some other variable.

3.When differences between the experimental group and the control group are so large that they could not have occurred simply by chance, they are considered to be statistically  ______.

4.A developmental psychologist (e.g., Jean Piaget) who bases his conclusions on intensive study of one child or a few individuals is using the ______ method.

 

Assignment 2: The Multiplier Effect ( Kern New 1)

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Assignment 2: The Multiplier Effect

  1. Go to “FRB: Press Release—FOMC statement—December 16, 2009.”
  2.  You should now find a press release from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, dated December 16, 2009, which discusses the decisions of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) for that date.

This release also states that the Federal Reserve is in the process of purchasing $1.25 trillion of agency mortgage-backed securities and about $175 billion of agency debt. Additionally, the release states that the FOMC has decided to gradually reduce “the pace” of such Fed purchases. Discuss why you believe that the FOMC has made such a decision, and explain the consequences of such a decision on the economy.

In your answer, discuss the Federal Reserve’s use of open-market operations to influence the money supply and the respective consequences of such actions. Include a discussion of the money multiplier effect in your response. Justify your conclusions and provide appropriate examples.

Using Microsoft Word, submit your responses in the form of a short paper (1 ½ – 2 pages).

By Wednesday, January 29, 2014, submit your responses to the M4: Assignment 2 Dropbox.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Discussed in detail reasons for the FOMC decision to reduce the number of purchases of government securities.
20
Discussed the consequences of the FOMC’s decision on the economy.
20
Discussed the Federal Reserve’s use of open-market operations to influence the money supply.
20
Justified ideas and responses by using appropriate examples and references from texts, Web sites, and other references.
20
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
20
Total:
100

Discuss at least 2 reasons research is suggesting for young adults still living at home.

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 Discuss at least 2 reasons research is suggesting for young adults still living at home. This new phenomenon—young adults still living in their parent’s home well into their late 20’s to early 30’s—is proposed to be a result of many different reasons. Spend some time reading what experts suggest about this trend and address at least 2 reasons suggested. provide at leaset 2 APA citations.

Explain how adaptation is evident in each of your experimental results.

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As we discussed. Thank you so much.

Unit 2 Individual Project

You have just been asked to teach the concept of adaptation to a psychology class. You decide to conduct the following experiments to teach the concept of adaptation.

Task 1: Conduct three of the following experiments. Record your reactions, and be specific for each experiment.

Experiment 1:

  • Rub your index fingers gently over a piece of very coarse sandpaper a few times and rate its coarseness on a scale from 1 (very soft) to 7 (very coarse).
  • After a minute or two, rub the same finger over the paper and again rate its coarseness. Did your perception of the coarseness change? How? Record your reaction.

Experiment 2:

  • Prepare one cup with sugar water and one with fresh water.
  • Take a sip of the sugar water and swish it around in your mouth for several seconds without swallowing it. Gradually, it should taste less sweet. (Dispose of the sugar water)
  • Taste from the cup containing fresh water. Did the taste of the fresh water surprise you? How? Record your reaction.

Experiment 3:

  • Take about 15 index cards and a flashlight that is opaque on all sides (so that light shines only through the front) into a very dark room.
  • Place all 15 cards over the beam of light.
  • Slowly remove the cards one at a time until you can barely detect the light, and then count the number of cards that remain over the light.
  • After a few minutes, the light should begin to look brighter. When this is the case, add cards and see if you can still see the light.
  • Repeat this process of gradually adding cards over a 15-minute period. Were you able to detect an increasingly dim light the longer you spent in the dark? Record your reaction.
  • How many cards did it take to not see the light after time?

Experiment 4:

  • Fill 3 medium-sized bowls as follows:
    • Bowl 1 – with very hot (but not painfully hot) tap water
    • Bowl 2 – with very cold tap water
    • Bowl 3 – with a mixture of the very hot and very cold water
  • Arrange them, so your right hand is in front of the cold water, your left hand is in front of the hot water, and the lukewarm water is in the middle.
  • Submerse your hands into the water (right into cold, left into hot) for about 3 minutes
  • After 3 minutes, quickly transfer both hands to the lukewarm (middle) bowl. What did you sense? Record your reaction.

In all four experiments, you will experience adaption.

Task 2: Write a paper that describes adaption and how you experienced it in your experiments. The paper should cover the following.

  • Fully describe the process and results of the experiments that you chose.
  • What is sensoryadaptation? Explain the concept of sensory adaptation. Refer to your text for the definition of sensory adaptation (this is not the general dictionary definition)
  • Explain how adaptation is evident in each of your experimental results.
  • Provide a comprehensive description of the sensory systems that are involved in the experiments that you performed. This description should include what happens from the receptors to the brain. Your discussion should illustrate what was experienced in each experiment.
  • Discuss how adaptation is important from an evolutionary perspective.

Be sure to document your references using APA format.. Thank you.

Please use the following guidelines for formatting your assignment.

  • Margins – set to one inch
  • Font – 12pt. Times New Roman, no bold, or underline
  • Title – center above the paper, 12 pt. font (Level A Heading), no bold, underline, or italics
  • Pagination – every page; consists of a header containing a short title for the paper and page number placed in the upper right corner of the page
  • Line Spacing – double space all work including the References Page
  • Point-of-View – first or third person, objective; limit perspective to research; no personal opinion or narrative
  • In-text citations – must conform to APA requirements
  • References list – must conform to APA requirements