Quasi-experimental designs and true experimental designs are compared.

How do quasi-experimental designs differ from true experimental designs and under what conditions would you use a quasi-experimental design?

Ethical issues are listed.

This job names and describes two ethical issues in this classic study. It also discusses how, by today's standard, these ethical ideals were violated.

Detailed ethical examination of a study examining teacher perception of IQ on subsequent academic achievement.

1) Suggest changes to research procedures that could be implemented to alleviate these ethical concerns. 2) In your opinion, do the benefits of this study outweigh the costs? Why? Please see the attached PDF file for the Study and the attached Word file for the work already done.

Analysis of B.F. Dykeman paper: Dykeman, B. F. (2003). The effects of family conflict resolution on children's classroom behavior. Journal of Instructional Psychology.

Dykeman Article What can you tell me about Dykeman Article by answering the questions below? Dykeman, B. F. (2003). The effects of family conflict resolution on children's classroom behavior. Journal of Instructional Psychology. Why do you think the author chose a repeated measures design rather than an independent groups design? Was the treatment effective? Explain which findings were significant and which were not. What are some of the threats to internal validity that exist in this study?

Reposting - measuring anxiety with naturalistic observation and survey methods

I have to do a research project combining naturalistic observation with survey methods. I'd like to measure anxiety levels in a population following a natural disaster. I'm already at the site and ready to go but I still don't have the necessary instruments. I'd really appreciate some help with finding a reliable instrument I can use to measure anxiety levels with observation (I've searched and couldn't find one). It could be for instance something called "naturalistic observation anxiety scale" (that would be ideal!) If no such thing exists, I could really use some pointers as to what exactly I should be looking for when I go hide in the corner and start observing people! Further, I'd like ... click for more