The second edition of this highly successful book helps psychology students plan and prepare for graduate study at every step of the application process.
Handy resource devoted to important, commonly asked questions and concise, to-the-point answers that bring students up to speed on the process of applying for graduate study.
Features a series of specific questions and detailed answers about key elements of the application process.
Provides additional practical tools in the Appendices such as a timetable for completing preparation, descriptions of the different concentrations in psychology, a worksheet for comparing graduate programs , and ranking information on graduate programs in psychology in US and Canada.
Helps students make wise choices at critical points in preparing their application dossiers.
I have some homework questions but I could not figure it out. Can you guys please help me? Thanks in advance.
1. One group of students who spent the weekend studying for the test got better scores than a group who spent the weekend camping. That statement could be the result of an experiment or a correlational study. To decide whether it was an experiment, we would have to know the answer to the following question:
a. How many students spent the weekend studying and how many went camping?
b. Was the difference between the two groups statistically significant?
c. Were students assigned to the study group and the camping group, or did they decide for themselves what to do with their weekend?
d. Did any of the students who went camping take their books along with them?
2. Professor Taylor provides a review session for half the students taking Psychology 101. Later he compares their test scores against those of the other students. What is the dependent variable in this experiment?
a. the total number of students
b. the test scores of the students
c. the review session
d. the difficulty of the test
3. An instructor gives weekly tests