For my study, I would like to examine how sportscaster’s credibility is perceived based on their gender and based on the specific sports they are covering. I plan to complete my study within one semester, starting in January and ending in May. Being that I am a student, I only have so many resources at my disposal in which to successfully conduct my study. My study is quantitative for the obvious reason that I have a hypothesis rather than a research question. But, I also chose quantitative…
Session Two: Decision-Making Model Session two will discuss prevalent concerns, challenges, and frustrations associated with being uncertain of a major or career choice. The counselor will encourage group members will share their own personal goals. Members will share their homework assignments and discuss similarities. The counselor will educate members on the decision-making model. Additionally, the counselor will encourage the participants will disclose their expectations of the group.…
university students participating in the study. Participants must be undergraduate students who are 18 years old or older. Participants will be recruited from introductory psychology courses. The compensation for participation will be extra credit for the psychology course and a $5 gift card. Participation time for the study will last six months (a semester). Design This proposed research is a correlational study between the predictor, Facebook use, and the criterion variable, anxiety level.…
Participants begin the drill at the back centre marker. Firstly, they run directly across to right marker and then change direction and sprint to the far left marker. The participant then runs back to centre marker, then to the front left marker, from where they sidestep across to front right marker and finally back step to the centre cone. Each run of the drill is timed, with the drill taking about 8-10 seconds to complete. Circuit is as follows: 30 seconds for explanation and to familiarise…
1. I plan to administer a survey to approximately 150 undergraduate and graduate students under the age of 25 attending the University of Northern Colorado. The survey will be comprised of selected subscales from four assessments. Additionally, a demographic questionnaire will be administered. I will administer the survey online during the 2017 spring semester, which will take place between January and May 2017. Selected items for each survey and the consent form are included in Appendices A-F.…
Research Study This study aims to better understand the prevalence of mental health within the homeless population. In order for this to be achieved, this study will survey a population of homeless people who are at risk of being homeless, have been homeless in the past, or are currently homeless. This is the dependent variable for this study so this criterion must be met in order for them to be part of the sample. Being at risk for homelessness will be determined by their income level being at…
Manifestaciones (Manifestations) Manifestaciones or short for Mani is a leadership retreat hosted by the Center for Latino Arts and Culture (CLAC) located on College Avenue. Although it is expected that this retreat is only for Latinos since it is hosted by the CLAC, anyone from any race can go because although the retreat is Latino-oriented it is not Latino exclusive. There is an application that every potential participant must fill out and the participants are chosen based on…
Problem solving is an ability that humans have that is so refined that separates us from other species. Our process to critically think and solve situations helps us in everyday situations and in even more dire situations. However, this skill can make us miss important information. Previously, many studies that have been done have shown that base rate information is affected with diagnostic information being present. During this experiment, we will also try to replicate the results that previous…
In psychology, ethics play an important role from the beginning to the end of the study. Ethical concern may arise in a plethora of situations and thus the American Psychological Association (APA) created guidelines for all researchers to follow. The Ethics Code applies to psychologists’ activities that are part of their scientific, educational, or professional roles as psychologists. In the ethics code, the APA writes that every research study must start with informed consent. All…
to to promote health and wellness across lifespans, as this programs addresses older adults and will benefit family and caregivers. It supports the department 's core service and objective to protect, promote and improve the health status of Alaskans by providing direct health services to the senior population in Sitka, AK. Services will be administered in three phases: staff training, program implementation and maintenance. The first portion of this phase is to hire two exercises with the…