Ethical Guidelines for Observational Studies Observational Research‚ Audits and Related Activities December 2006 Ethical Guidelines for Observational Studies: Observational Research‚ Audits and Related Activities Citation: National Ethics Advisory Committee. 2006. Ethical Guidelines for Observational Studies: Observational research‚ audits and related activities. Wellington: Ministry of Health. Published in December 2006 by the Ministry of Health PO Box 5013‚ Wellington‚ New Zealand
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Language‚ beginning in prehistoric times‚ has been key to distinguishing between different societies. It was a vital tool for separating the Sumerians from the Egyptians and so forth. Well‚ that initiative strength of language is still true today‚ but only to some extent. With the vast migration and mixing of cultures over the centuries‚ language‚ alone‚ has weakened in terms of being a mere indication of “ethnicity” (Rakic‚ Steffens‚ & Mummendey‚ 2011‚ pg. 18). In the study‚ “Blinded by the
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researchers try to eliminate confounding variables? Provide two examples of confounding variables. 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of posttest only design and pretest-posttest design? 3. What is meant by sensitivity of a dependent variable? 4. What are the differences between an independent groups design and a repeated measures design? 5. How does an experimenter Psychology - General Psychology Week Four Homework Exercise Answer the following questions‚ covering material from
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Research and Design Methodology Essay Abstract Psychologists do more than just wonder about human behavior‚ they conduct research to understand exactly how people feel‚ think‚ and behave the way they do. In the lifespan development‚ most research is on groups of individuals. These
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were some of the common medications and preventive measures identified for patients who were at risk for falling? The study design utilized the retrospective review of the patients’ charts‚ e.g.‚ patients’ electronic medical record‚ post fall analysis form‚ and incident report. As described by Vassar and Holzmann (2013) retrospective chart review is a type of research design that uses pre-recorded and patient-centered data to answer the research questions. One advantage of the
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experimenters giving to diff treatment‚ results affected So double blind procedure is the experimenter himself also don’t know who he is giving to... He is Expt design advantages - Elimination or control of extraneous variables - Manipulate IV to observe effect on DV allows inference of casual relationship. - Replicable Experiment design disadvantages - Highly
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weaknesses of the above study design? 4. How strong is the external validity of this research design? (While answering this question think about these: How effectively does the manipulation of cuteness used in the study relate to infant care? Does a participant’s performance in the game “Operation” really transfer to nurturing? Why or why not?) 5. One element in this design was a pretest and posttest measure. What are the advantages of using this type of design? Was it necessary? 6. Can you
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subject design; occur when participants are tested more than once in a study with early testing affecting later testing. 6) counterbalancing (combats testing effects): change the order; controlling for the effects of an extraneous variable by ensuring that its effects are equal in all treatment conditions. For example‚ order effects can be counterbalanced by administering the various procedures in different sequences. 7) systematic root differences (a problem in between subject designs) 8)
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Objective: From 2001 to 2006‚ the Army deployed over 717‚000 personnel to Iraq and Afghanistan‚ with over 15‚000 troops wounded. Little is known about the impact of military and demographic factors‚ particularly deployment‚ occupation‚ and pre-existing medical status‚ on disability retirement. Methods: A nested case-control study of first time‚ active duty personnel entering from 1997 to 2004. Cases‚ individuals granted a medical disability retirement from 1997 to 2006‚ were identified by the Army
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The Antimicrobial Properties of Plants [Garlic and Mint] AIM: to investigate the antimicrobial properties of garlic and mint and how effective they were. We were trying to see whether the bacteria will grow around the different plants. VARIABLES: Independent: type of plant used Dependent: the diameter in mm of clearing Confounding: room temperature‚ surrounding bacteria‚ concentration of plant solution HYPOTHESIS My hypothesis is that garlic will be least affected by the bacteria as it will
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