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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    jessica melo commented on the post, SQ10

    Is there a minimum number of hypotheses we should have since we usually had two or three for previous papers. Or is one hypothesis adequate for paper 4?

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    jessica melo commented on the post, SQ9

    Hi Simona,
    I agree that quasi-experimental designs can be a powerful tool when groups are not equivalent as compared to experimental designs. Quasi-experimental designs are usually conducted in natural […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    jessica melo commented on the post, SQ9

    An experimental design requires two criteria to be met. First participants must be randomly assign to groups. Also,there should be at least one experimental and one control group. Quasi-experimental designs are […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    jessica melo commented on the post, SQ8

    Hi Loraine,
    Even if Dr.P is the only person who’s ever had this condition I agree that further examination could potentially give vital information to help another person with a similar condition. Also do you […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    jessica melo commented on the post, SQ8

    Whether the story was exaggerated or not I felt it was definitely captivating. It was interesting how Dr.P’s wife exclaimed that some people weren’t able to see Dr.P’s “artistic development” in his paintings. But […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    jessica melo commented on the post, SQ7 - 2 options

    Hello Geralyn,
    I didn’t realize that the authors neglected to specify whether inhibition was intentional or not until you pointed it out. Upon giving this some further thought, in my opinion inhibition would be […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    jessica melo commented on the post, SQ7 - 2 options

    I hypothesized that there would be a longer response time in general for participants that took the harder stroop test as compared to the easy stroop test. Participants would have the urge to read the word instead […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    jessica melo commented on the post, SQ6

    One of my hypotheses states that individuals who score high on neuroticism are more likely to score high in academic anxiety. I believe this is because those who are neurotic tend to experience worry,fear and […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    jessica melo commented on the post, SQ5

    Hello Feiza,
    I think your example accurately portrayed a within-subjects design because emphasis was made on the powerful fact that the same group is used more than once for each independent variable making […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    jessica melo commented on the post, SQ5

    A few of the advantages of a within-subject design include the lower error variance, low cost efficiency as well as low time efficiency as compared to an between-subject design. A lower error variance comes […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    jessica melo commented on the post, SQ4

    Other learning styles for question nine can be
    a. logical (mathematical) prefer using logic, reasoning and systems
    b. social (interpersonal) prefer learning in groups with others
    c.solitary […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    jessica melo commented on the post, Fun Quiz

    I also got gary!

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    jessica melo commented on the post, SQ3

    The two squirrel behaviors I will be comparing for the winter and summer seasons are climbing and freezing. My hypothesis are that 1. squirrels will climb more in the summer than the winter. I believe this is […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    jessica melo commented on the post, SQ2

    In Steph Yin’s article “Do Lefties Have an Advantage in Sports? It Depends” a study conducted by Florian Loffing, a sports scientist at the University of Oldenburg in Germany, has recently found that left handed […]

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    Psych 250 - Spring 2018

    jessica melo commented on the post, Study Question #1

    I believe that the art of science is a phenomena used to elucidate what we know little about. It can also be used to further clarify why some natural as well as unnatural events occur as they do. Without science […]

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