1PSY408 Research Methods in Psychology    Re/Deferral Test 1 2014-15.

If you are re/deferred in Test 1, answer all parts of Resit Test 1 below.

Ensure that you follow all of theseInstructions:

A. Your final answers must be typed into this document, under the relevant part of the question – save this document with the following name
Your_name_1PSY408_resit Test1.doc.
Save your work frequently as you type!

B. Word Limits for each question are given. If Word Limits are exceeded, the excess word/s will not be marked. Note that you might not need all of the words – write concisely but as completely as possible.

C.Because you are not in time-limited conditions, marking will take more account of evidence of reading and of explaining concepts in your own words.

D. Submit your work to the 1PSY408 BB into the e-bin called Test 1 re/de.It will be available from Thursday 2ndJuly. (NOTE: Turnitin matches will be considered for your answers; matches with the instructions and questions will of course be ignored.)
The deadline is 10:00 Monday 6thJuly 2015.

Resit Test 1

a)    Outline the difference in SPSS data entry for a repeated measures design and an independent groups design. In your answer, refer to: columns and rows in the Data View; and columns and rows in Variable View.No more than 100 words.
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b)    If the scores obtained in a study are from a questionnaire in which each item is on a Likert scale, and each participant’s score is the mean of their responses to the items,
what measure of central tendency and what measure of dispersion should you use?No more than 20 words.
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c)    Imagine a study, investigating a psychological question, for which the paired t-test would be appropriate to analyse the data. (It should not be any study covered in module materials or any Assessments.) Then:
i.    Describe the study, clearly stating the variables, the design, and how the design is achieved.
ii.    Explain why the paired t-test would be appropriate to analyse the data.
No more than 200 words
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d)    Describe the steps required to analyse data using the paired t-test. State what items you would click on in SPSS, and the names of the dialogue boxes that you would use. (Use suitable data as shown in the Essential Reading for the module to follow through the steps so that you can write down what to do.)No more than 200 words.
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1PSY408 Research Methods in Psychology    Re/Deferral Test 2    2014-15.

If you are re/deferred in Test 2, answer all parts of Resit Test 2 below.

Ensure that you follow all of these Instructions:

A. Your final answers must be typed into this document, under the relevant part of the question – save this document with the following name
Your_name_1PSY408_resit Test2.doc.Save your work frequently as you type!

B. Word Limits for each question are given. If Word Limits are exceeded, the excess word/s will not be marked. Note that you might not need all of the words – write concisely but as completely as possible.

C.Because you are not in time-limited conditions, marking will take more account of evidence of reading and of explaining concepts in your own words.

D. Submit your work to the 1PSY408 BB into the e-bin called Test 2 re/de.It will be available from Thursday 2ndJuly. (NOTE: Turnitin matches will be considered for your answers; matches with the instructions and questions will of course be ignored.)
The deadline is 10:00am Monday 6thJuly 2015.

Resit Test 2
Read the description of a hypothetical psychological study given on the next page and study the SPSS output also given there. Then writeanswers to all of the following questions. When you have composed your answers, type them into this document under the relevant part of the question.

a)    Write a suitable experimental hypothesis. No more than 30 words.
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b)    Write the steps required to analyse the data using the appropriate statistics. State what items you would click on in SPSS, and the names of the dialogue boxes that you would use. Ensure that you state which statistics you would obtain from the steps. (Note that you do NOT perform this analysis – use suitable data as shown in the Essential Reading for the module to follow through the steps so that you can write down what to do.)No more than 250 words.
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c)    Write the Results section of a psychological report on this Study. No more than 200 words, plus a Table suitable for a Results section.
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d)    Write the conclusions that can be drawn. No more than 75 words.
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Hypothetical Psychological Study: A psychologist was interested in whether anxiety would affect someone’s level of self esteem. She tested two groups of people. One group were people awaiting the outcome of a job interview. She classified those as in a state of high anxiety. The other group, who she classified as in a state of low anxiety, were people who she tested just before they went out for a meal with colleagues after work. All participants completed the self esteem questionnaire, on which high scores indicate high levels of self esteem.