Exam 6: D: Observational Research: The Many Forms of Discipline in Parents Bag of Tricks

Describe why bribery is a common parental disciplinary tactic when others were in the parents' presence compared with when there are fewer people around.

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Other disciplinary tactics,such as ignoring and spanking,are more likely to be carried out when others are not around because of social desirability and disruption.Bribery,though not an effective means of discipline,will squash the problematic behavior quietly when in the presence of others.

Develop a research question that could only be tested through means of concealment or active deception,and define what active deception is.

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Active deception is deliberately misleading participants so this deception must be justifiable and handled with care.A possible research question that could only be tested through deception would be reactivity to feedback.If the participants are aware that their reaction is being observed this may bias or influence their reactions.

Lynwood recently became captain of his college swim team.His swim stats were recently posted and there were some errors.He swam 42 yards,62 yards,70 yards,24 yards,33 yards,60 yards,and 60 yards in the last seven matches.Please calculate the median number of yards swam by Lynwood.

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The median number of yards swam is 60 yards.

Joe is usually very confrontational and argumentative with peers and teachers.During his fifth-period science class he notices that the "new adult" who has been present in all of his morning classes is also present in the back of this afternoon classroom.Joe engages in fewer problematic behaviors than normal during this school day.What is this an example of?

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Distinguish between a laboratory observation and a participant observation.

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Write a brief results section for the data from a recent study examining sleep behaviors in 106 preschoolers over 9 hours: 32 (nightmares),21 (wet the bed),12 (slept through the night),35 (woke up once during the night),6 (woke up more than twice during the night).

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What is the appropriate statistical measure for determining reliability between two observers or raters and why.

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What is the best approach to graphing categorical results?

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Name one advantage and one disadvantage to ignoring a child's problematic behavior.

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Tony and Rebecca are new lab assistants in Dr.Lee's sleep research lab.Dr.Lee has asked Tony and Rebecca to develop a new study that will focus on observing sleep patterns in children and sleep patterns in canines.Both Tony and Rebecca will need to train other lab assistants on their research protocol.What important aspects of their research design should Tony and Rebecca consider?

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Dr.Forrester wants to understand why children scream louder and engage in more problem behaviors after being told "No" by their parents.Dr.Forrester believes that it may have something to do with discipline consistency.What type of research design would be most applicable to Dr.Forrester's research question?

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Create a research question that includes at least one categorical variable and one continuous variable and describe how each of these variables relates to your research question.

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Dr.Kruse is in the process of developing a coding system for a qualitative study.Help Dr.Kruse outline a coding system for nonverbal behavior in the communication between two individuals.

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Dr.Artega's research lab focuses on bullying behavior in middle and high school.She started a new research project looking at cyberbullying and needs to develop a coding system for the study.Which manner of recording would be most appropriate for Dr.Artega's study and why?

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Exam 6: D: Observational Research: The Many Forms of Discipline in Parents Bag of Tricks

Describe why bribery is a common parental disciplinary tactic when others were in the parents' presence compared with when there are fewer people around.

Develop a research question that could only be tested through means of concealment or active deception,and define what active deception is.

Lynwood recently became captain of his college swim team.His swim stats were recently posted and there were some errors.He swam 42 yards,62 yards,70 yards,24 yards,33 yards,60 yards,and 60 yards in the last seven matches.Please calculate the median number of yards swam by Lynwood.

Distinguish between a laboratory observation and a participant observation.

Write a brief results section for the data from a recent study examining sleep behaviors in 106 preschoolers over 9 hours: 32 (nightmares),21 (wet the bed),12 (slept through the night),35 (woke up once during the night),6 (woke up more than twice during the night).

What is the appropriate statistical measure for determining reliability between two observers or raters and why.

What is the best approach to graphing categorical results?

Name one advantage and one disadvantage to ignoring a child's problematic behavior.

Create a research question that includes at least one categorical variable and one continuous variable and describe how each of these variables relates to your research question.

Dr.Kruse is in the process of developing a coding system for a qualitative study.Help Dr.Kruse outline a coding system for nonverbal behavior in the communication between two individuals.

Dr.Artega's research lab focuses on bullying behavior in middle and high school.She started a new research project looking at cyberbullying and needs to develop a coding system for the study.Which manner of recording would be most appropriate for Dr.Artega's study and why?

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