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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    Emily Guan commented on the post, SQ10

    Does anyone know what type of table is expected to be in the paper for a chi-square test? SPSS does a chi-square test followed by a cross tabs which we only analyze if the results are significant. Given that my […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    Emily Guan commented on the post, SQ10

    For previous papers we only reported the correlations related back to our hypotheses. I would think if you want to include the insignificant correlations it would be your choice and personally I would include it […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    Emily Guan commented on the post, SQ10

    I’m pretty sure all the computers are able to handle SPSS in the library. The laptop I rented from the library was able to run SPSS just fine. I would also try the computer lab in the library on the 4th floor.

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    Emily Guan commented on the post, SQ9

    An experimental design contains 2 groups,experimental and control, where the experimental group is exposed to a manipulated variable while the control is not. The 2 groups are usually comparable because they are […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    Emily Guan commented on the post, SQ8

    I agree that in the circumstance of Dr. P it may be detrimental to his daily life which may cause distress. I also think it’s interesting to think of the brain and mind as separate entities. From this reading I […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    Emily Guan commented on the post, SQ8

    I’m not sure what kind of design that includes a placebo can be developed to improve patients/subjects with agnosia. Agnosia seems to be a cognitive problem where there is a lack of recognition of objects as a […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    Emily Guan commented on the post, SQ8

    I thought it was interesting because being able to form relationships between objects and its features are autonomic. We don’t have to verbally or mentally make a statement asserting the connection between f […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    Emily Guan commented on the post, SQ7 - 2 options

    Executive functioning described by Miyake et al. (2000) are the mechanisms that control and regulate sub-processes in the brain and is reflected in cognition. 3 aspects of executive functioning was evaluated in […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    Emily Guan commented on the post, SQ6

    – I hypothesize that a high level or score of extroversion the more likely students will exhibit social learning and help seeking behaviors. I believe this because extroversion is to the degree in which one if […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    Emily Guan commented on the post, SQ5

    There are many advantages to a within-subject design. First the number of participants or sample size can be smaller, for a between-subject design you would normally need enough participants to separate into the […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    Emily Guan commented on the post, SQ4

    I disagree, I think 7 and 14 are acceptable without the need to consider the differences in classes. The main objective of those questions are to learn the learning habits and participation habits. Classes do vary […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    Emily Guan commented on the post, SQ4

    Assignment – A task such as a paper, reading material, quiz, or exam given by a professor that has a finite amount of time to be accomplished
    Studying – Use of time and attention to review and understand […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    Emily Guan commented on the post, SQ3

    The 2 behaviors I have chosen to compare between the summer and winter are freezing and resting behavior. I hypothesize that in the winter squirrels freeze more because there is less foliage in the trees and less […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    Emily Guan commented on the post, SQ2

    The article I chose from the science section of the NYTimes called “ From the Mouths of Babes and Birds”. The study was about looking at how songbirds learn new songs by changing the order of “syllabes”. The res […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    Emily Guan commented on the post, Study Question #1

    I think science can be for both the greater good and for the pursuit of knowledge. However, science for the greater good cannot be justification for pursuing knowledge in ways that cause excessive harm. What […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    Emily Guan commented on the post, Study Question #1

    My general definition of science is the study of natural phenomenon through observation and experimentation. Observation can either be qualitative or quantitative (depending on whether the observation can be […]

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