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This week you should begin work on the Research Report project. While this report is not due until the end of Week 8, careful preparation will be needed to earn a good grade. You will find the full description on this important assignment in the Week 8 Forum.
The Stroop Effect will be used for the Research Report. As was the case with the Week 2 facial recognition Mini Lab, doing this online experiment allows you to experience the experiment so you are familiar with the procedures. You will need these details when you write your report.
For the research report you will use a data set provided by me.
The lab is found at Stroop Effect. You can also find it by going through this: Content – Class Resources – Psychology Learning Tools – Psychology Labs – Stroop Effect.
Comment with your times for each of the two trials and any questions you might have. For this discussion the 200 word requirement is waived, nor is it required to respond to the posts of classmates.
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Special Discussion: Research Project Topic/Hypothesis
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You have a choice in how you approach this Research Report. First read the project instructions, then complete this discussion. (Full project description is available in the Week 8 Forum.)
Your topic and hypothesis determine what you choose to analyze. We are starting our research report NOW by developing a hypothesis to use in your paper.
There are many ways that you can look at this assignment. You could be interested in the Stroop Effect and age so you analyze the task results by age.
You may be interested in gender differences or even gender by age differences.
(The data set you are to use is linked below and is classified by gender, age, and the two viewing task times for each participant.)
Remember that any good researcher looks at the background literature (i.e., previous published research) before deciding on a specific research idea and hypothesis. Make sure that there is something that supports your idea!
Compose your response to this discussion with your name as the subject. Describe your research idea and topic and state your hypothesis. You will write this paper in third person so your hypothesis should be in third person as well. For instance, “It is hypothesized that males will have less of a difference between the two Stroop Tasks than females” and NOT “My hypothesis is that males will have less difference in times time than females.”
Also tell me how you plan (or think you might plan) to analyze the data. It’s okay if you are not sure about this- we will discuss it and I will give you some guidance if necessary.
For example: my research idea is about whether or not age and gender correlates with the Stroop Effect. It is hypothesized that as people get older, their time difference between Stroop tasks increases and that there will be a significant difference between men and women. I will use Pearson correlation and t tests to analyze the data.
Note: Your data includes gender, age, time to READ the words, and time to SAY the colors.
Note: Depending on your hypothesis, you may not use all of the data I have supplied.
Comment on the ideas of two classmates.
Helpful links:
Stroop Effect Explanation
Stroop Effect Online Study
Data for your paper
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Describe the specific attributes of an experimental research design.
Then, decide whether each of the following topics could be studied using an experimental research design and then explain why or why not.
a. Effect of parietal lobe damage on people’s ability to do basic arithmetic.
b. Effect of being clinically depressed on the number of close friendships people have.
c. Effect of group training on the social skills of teenagers with Asperger’s syndrome.
d. Effect of paying people to take an IQ test and basing the amount they are paid on their performance on that test.
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