Psy 460 Week 2
PSY 460
Summary#3- Visual Imagery
The research study measured whether music therapy along side with visual imagery would decrease chemotherapy-induced anxiety and nausea-vomiting in patients going through chemotherapy. Researchers Karagozoglu, Tekayasar and Yilmaz (2013) sampled forty participants in the study, participants were provided with a document where they dispelled personal information, the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, a visual scale and a form to evaluation for nausea and vomiting (Karagozoglu, Tekyasar, and Yilmaz, 2013). The researchers used the same participants throughout the entire study. The results were significant which supported the hypothesis that music therapy along with visual imagery can cause a decrease chemotherapy-induced anxiety and nausea vomiting in chemotherapy patients. The study can support the notion that visual imagery can result in a form of relieving pain or stress. …show more content…
The research design was well-done.
The researchers used a repeated measures design. In repeated-measures designs, researchers use the same participants throughout the whole study. Using a repeated-measures design can result in less error in the study. Future suggestions in the study would include testing different types of visual images on the visual scale to observe whether the type of image affects the results. Future research could apply the idea of music therapy and visual imagery to other treatment plans for illnesses that have debilitating symptoms.
References
Karagozoglu, S., Tekyasar, F., & Yilmaz, F. (2013). Effects of music therapy and guided visual imagery on chemotherapy-induced anxiety and nausea-vomiting. Journal Of Clinical Nursing, 22(1/2), 39-50. doi:10.1111/jocn.12030
Tonya Robinson
PSY 460
Article Summary # 2- Long-term, Short-term and Everyday
Memory
This week’s summary had to be about long-term, short-term and everyday memory. Researchers Saha, Halder & Das (2013) conducted a study that measured long-term and short-term memory between athletes and non-athletes. The participants were all men, 50 athletes and 50 non-athletes. The participants were from different colleges in their district, their ages ranged from 22-25 (Saha, Halder & Das, 2013). The participants had a standard questionnaire to measure their long and short term memory. The study concluded there was significance between the memory of athletes and non-athletes, athletes scored better on both the short term and long term memory portion of the questionnaire. The researchers concluded that regular exercise resulted in better memory overall (Saha, Halder & Das, 2013). I think that research design was okay; I would have given the participants a timed activity which would have measured their short-term and long-term memory. I would have had the participants come back twice. The first session would measure short-term memory then I would give the participants something to look over and come back for the second session seven days later to measure long-term memory. I would not change the whole research design just the way in which the participants are measured. This means I would not use a survey but an activity to measure participants. Before reading this article, I was aware that exercise does make your health better overall but is was fascinating to see how daily exercise can increase an individual’s ability to store short-term and long term memory.
References
Saha, G., Halder, S., Das, P. (2013). A Comparative Study of Short Term and Long Term Memory between Athlete and Non-Athlete. Indian Streams Research Journal, 2 (12), 1-5.
Summary#3- Visual Imagery
The research study measured whether music therapy along side with visual imagery would decrease chemotherapy-induced anxiety and nausea-vomiting in patients going through chemotherapy. Researchers Karagozoglu, Tekayasar and Yilmaz (2013) sampled forty participants in the study, participants were provided with a document where they dispelled personal information, the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, a visual scale and a form to evaluation for nausea and vomiting (Karagozoglu, Tekyasar, and Yilmaz, 2013). The researchers used the same participants throughout the entire study. The results were significant which supported the hypothesis that music therapy along with visual imagery can cause a decrease chemotherapy-induced anxiety and nausea vomiting in chemotherapy patients. The study can support the notion that visual imagery can result in a form of relieving pain or stress. …show more content…
The research design was well-done.
The researchers used a repeated measures design. In repeated-measures designs, researchers use the same participants throughout the whole study. Using a repeated-measures design can result in less error in the study. Future suggestions in the study would include testing different types of visual images on the visual scale to observe whether the type of image affects the results. Future research could apply the idea of music therapy and visual imagery to other treatment plans for illnesses that have debilitating symptoms.
References
Karagozoglu, S., Tekyasar, F., & Yilmaz, F. (2013). Effects of music therapy and guided visual imagery on chemotherapy-induced anxiety and nausea-vomiting. Journal Of Clinical Nursing, 22(1/2), 39-50. doi:10.1111/jocn.12030
Tonya Robinson
PSY 460
Article Summary # 2- Long-term, Short-term and Everyday
Memory
This week’s summary had to be about long-term, short-term and everyday memory. Researchers Saha, Halder & Das (2013) conducted a study that measured long-term and short-term memory between athletes and non-athletes. The participants were all men, 50 athletes and 50 non-athletes. The participants were from different colleges in their district, their ages ranged from 22-25 (Saha, Halder & Das, 2013). The participants had a standard questionnaire to measure their long and short term memory. The study concluded there was significance between the memory of athletes and non-athletes, athletes scored better on both the short term and long term memory portion of the questionnaire. The researchers concluded that regular exercise resulted in better memory overall (Saha, Halder & Das, 2013). I think that research design was okay; I would have given the participants a timed activity which would have measured their short-term and long-term memory. I would have had the participants come back twice. The first session would measure short-term memory then I would give the participants something to look over and come back for the second session seven days later to measure long-term memory. I would not change the whole research design just the way in which the participants are measured. This means I would not use a survey but an activity to measure participants. Before reading this article, I was aware that exercise does make your health better overall but is was fascinating to see how daily exercise can increase an individual’s ability to store short-term and long term memory.
References
Saha, G., Halder, S., Das, P. (2013). A Comparative Study of Short Term and Long Term Memory between Athlete and Non-Athlete. Indian Streams Research Journal, 2 (12), 1-5.