Confounding

More than 70% of murder suspect imprisonment are based off of false witness identification or false stories. (Innocence Project, 2017) Adnan Syed’s case is based off of two to five witnesses that are based off of one main witness, Jay Wilds. On January 13th, 1999, Hae Min Lee, a former student at Woodlawn High School and an ex-girlfriend and a friend of Adnan’s, went missing and was found strangled to death in a nearby park. I believe Adnan’s case doesn’t have enough evidence to convict and I…

There is a certain occasion that joins each and every individual on the planet. Not everybody can say it is a wonderful affair, however nobody can deny that it happened. This single occasion is ‘growing up '. The move between youth innocence and adulthood is long and perplexed, frequently revealing questions that can 't be answered. Amid the process of the adult world appears to be welcoming and free, yet just when we get to be individuals from a cold, real society can the delighted…

Does self-esteem have an impact on college students’ GPA? College students, from their first steps onto the university to the very last class, experience the struggles of achieving academic success. Several factors can affect academic performance, defined as the overall grade point average (GPA) at the end of a term. According to McFarlin (1984), self-esteem is believed to be important for academic performance because failure is common in any learning process, and people with high self-esteem…

The United States Congress, a bicameral body that is responsible for legislating the world’s most powerful democracy, has consistently suffered from inordinately low approval ratings from the American public. There are multitudinous hypotheses from political scientists that offer postulates as to why this particular branch of government has been burdened by the scourge of popular disapproval. One ostensible consideration in the analysis of this phenomenon is the inherent nature of democracy…

A variety of studies can be utilized in the attempt to determine both causal and contributing factors regarding risk factors. Out of the multiple typologies surrounding the concept for research, one observational variety to consider is ecological. As with all methods of measurement, ecological studies have been shown to have both strengths and weaknesses. However, when considering the substantial strong correlations that have been found when using this method, whether it be those regarding diet…

found, this shows that the items on the scale are measuring the same thing. Validity analysis consists of two sub-sections internal validity and external validity, internal validity refers to the degree in which variables such as extraneous and confounding variables does not affect the outcome of the test and external validity is the degree in which the experiment can be applied to the real world. (validity and reliability, 2016) the data was screened for parametric assumptions, it was found…

Psychology Unit 3 Holiday Homework Why do psychologists make inferences?
Because they assist in drawing conclusions in particular situations. List and briefly outline the steps in psychological research. Identification of the research topic: Finding a topic or problem to be researched. Development of Hypothesis: Developing a testable prediction for what you think will happen. Determining the Method: Determining how the research will be carried out Data collection:…

Nuclear Deterrence: A Justification for a world with Weapons of Mass Destruction Most people in the developed countries believe that the inclusion of nuclear deterrence to the security of their country is vital to world peace. Nuclear deterrence are a philosophical theory which states that nuclear weapons serve the purpose of discouraging opposition countries from attacking with their own nuclear weapons due to the undertaking of retaliation via mutually assured destruction. But, is there any…

The relationship between academic achievement and self-efficacy beliefs in adult learners Introduction Self and identity researchers have long held that beliefs about the self are both a product of situations and a shaper of behaviour in situations (). The relationship of self-beliefs to motivation and performance in academic settings is well documented (). In addition, a growing body of research has evidenced the role of adult learning in contributing to changes in academic and global…

In recent decades, the controversial issue regarding inadvertent pregnancy and the use of contraceptives has captured the attention of society today. Viable international statistics reveal that the United States ranks first among all other countries with the highest number of births resulting from teenage pregnancy in the late twentieth century. Within the United States, approximately 750,000 births occur among young female adolescents; furthermore, another 80% of those pregnancies claim to be…